Encounters at the End of the World

Encounters at the End of the World is a visually stunning documentary that takes the audience to the southernmost continent, Antarctica. This documentary displays the trek in four parts. First, Werner Herzog goes through the history of exploration on this enigmatic landmass. Second, he dives into the research being done. Third, the audience takes a look at the people who inhabit this esoteric place. And finally, the austere future of the continent is discussed. The images captured by Herzog and cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger are dazzling all on their own, finding the disorienting psychedelic feeling that is nature at its weirdest. Mister Herzog is cinema's poet of the empty spaces.