NORTHWARDS

Explore the INTERACT network through a series of seven videos, each delving into different aspects of Arctic field research and collaboration.

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  • NORTHWARDS Trailer

    NORTHWARDS Trailer

    NORTHWARDS is an INTERACT docu-series

    with Giorgio Lupano

    written by Fabio Catena and Giorgio Lupano

    supervised by Terry Callaghan and Margareta Johansson

    filmed by Elia Falsaperna and edited by Luisella Bianco

    Additional footage by

    Jonas Akerman

    Wojciech Flak

    Pierre Fogal

    Blair Fyffe

    Alessandro Frezzini

    Charles Gallet

    Marco Graziano

    Huw Griffiths

    Christelle Guesnon

    Kevin Hammonds

    Piotr Klicz

    Tatiana Matveeva

    Olga Morozova

    Pierre Rasmont

    Tomas Roslin

    Włodzimierz Sielski

    Markus Skogsmo

    Aleksandra Tomczyk

    Subtitles by Vanessa Spadetto

    Music by

    John Coggins

    Francesco D'Andrea

    Antonin Dvořák

    Mystic Flute

    River Lume

    Zac Nelson

    A special thanks to

    Katharina Beckmann

    Terry Callaghan

    Maria Erman

    Giorgio Falsaperna

    Tomas Gustafsson

    Janus Hansen

    Margareta Johansson

    Agnes Kreiling

    Niklas Labba

    Kirsi Latola

    Tanja Lindholm

    Hanna María Kristjánsdóttir

    Lis Mortensen

    Henry Penn

    Katrine Raundrup

    Morten Rasch

    Hannele Savela

    Vanessa Spadetto

    Carl Sundström

    Elmer Topp-Jørgensen

    Julia Zaika

    and all the

    NICE PEOPLE OF INTERACT

  • 1. A warm jacket

    1. A warm jacket

    Giorgio found a book about the research in the Arctic and decided to go NORTHWARDS to talk to the nice people of INTERACT.

  • 2. The Arctic's alarm bells

    2. The Arctic's alarm bells

    Giorgio is in Stockholm to meet Terry Callaghan, the founder of INTERACT, who will suggest him to go for his own expedition to the Arctic.

  • 3. Why should we care?

    3. Why should we care?

    Giorgio goes to the Abisko research station in the north of Sweden, to meet Margareta Johansson, the INTERACT coordinator. They will enjoy field work together in a mire.

  • 4. Learn from each other

    4. Learn from each other

    Giorgio wants to learn more about the Station Manager Forum, so he decides to visit the oldest research station in the Arctic: the Arctic Station in Qeqertarsuaq (Greenland) and meet there Morten Rasch and Elmer Topp-Jørgensen.

  • 5. Accessing the Arctic

    5. Accessing the Arctic

    To know more about the Transnational Access program, Giorgio goes to the INTERACT General Assembly in Reykjavik (Iceland) to meet Hannele Savela and spend a very relaxing afternoon with her.

  • 6. Together for the future

    6. Together for the future

    Niklas Labba is a Sami reindeer herder and a member of the INTERACT family. He's waiting for Giorgio to have a coffee together in the tundra. Together with Kirsi Latola they will explain the importance of collaboration between scientists and indigenous populations.

  • 7. Bringing in inventors

    7. Bringing in inventors

    Tomas Gustafsson is an expert of technology applied to the research in the Arctic. He will show Giorgio how to operate a drone, outside the Kilpisjärvi research station.

  • 8. Science Diplomacy

    8. Science Diplomacy

    The Arctic expedition ends at Terry's home, where Giorgio will learn more about the importance of Science Diplomacy.