A vessel drifts across the open sea, laying miles of fibre-optic cable toward a remote Alaskan village, where hope, fear, and sparks of digital change meet the shore.
ARCTIC LINK by Ian Purnell
Feature Documentary, 2026, 82′
Director: Ian Purnell
Producer: Franziska Sonder
Co-Producer: Swiss National Broadcaster (SRF)
Crew
DOP: Marie Zahir, AAC
Editor: Christ Wright
Music & Sound Design: Tobias Koch
Post Production / Color Grading: Hannes Rüttimann – Postino
Supported by:
Swisslos Fonds Basel Stadt, Swisslos Basel Landschaft, Federal Office of Culture (FOC), Zürcher Filmstiftung, Suissimage, Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Markant Stiftung, Stiftung Anne-Marie Schindler, Verein CASA NELL’ARTE and Fondation Suisa
Distribution
World Sales: Filmotor
Festivals
2026
World Premiere: CPH:DOX, Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival *DOX:AWARD (main competition)
Awards & Development Platforms
Berlinale Talents Doc Station – Kompagnon-Fellowship Prize (Berlinale, 2020)
Focal Mentoring for Docs (2022)
Pitching du Réel (Vision du Réel, 2023)
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