Chasing the Northern Lights (2013)

One of the major attractions are the Northern lights – or the Aurora Borealis -even though there is no guarantee that the travellers will be able to see those elusive lights on their journey. In this short film we follow one of Iceland´s best known photographers, Ragnar Th. Sigurdsson, on his chase of the Northern lights. He takes photographers from all over the world on photograpic tours, tells us how to film the lights and in between we see fabulous shots of the lights - as well as graphic explainations of their existence and chance of appearance.

Director: Valdimar Leifsson
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 15 min
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Original Language: en
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What is Chasing the Northern Lights about?
One of the major attractions are the Northern lights – or the Aurora Borealis -even though there is no guarantee that the travellers will be able to see those elusive lights on their journey. In this short film we follow one of Iceland´s best known photographers, Ragnar Th. Sigurdsson, on his chase of the Northern lights. He takes photographers from all over the world on photograpic tours, tells us how to film the lights and in between we see fabulous shots of the lights - as well as graphic explainations of their existence and chance of appearance.
Who directed Chasing the Northern Lights?
Chasing the Northern Lights was directed by Valdimar Leifsson.
How long is Chasing the Northern Lights?
Chasing the Northern Lights has a runtime of 15m (15 minutes).
What genre is Chasing the Northern Lights?
Chasing the Northern Lights is a Documentary film.