“The Arctic: Our Last Great Wilderness”

CRITIC’S PICK: Florian Shulz, a National Geographic photographer from Germany, spent five years in northeastern Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, documenting its indigenous tribes, plants and animals and the peril they all face. “My work is dedicated to making these remote landscapes real, and swaying decision-makers, politicians and developers not to drill,” Schulz says on the Protect The Arctic website. “And now, with continuing threats, there can be no rest until the coastal plain of the Arctic refuge is permanently protected as wilderness.” This poignant film on the giant screen aims to show the wonders of the Arctic and what would happen if the ecosystem were to be gravely hampered by human thoughtlessness. — Kevin C. Madigan