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A stylized movie poster for the film "Through Thin Ice" features a large white sketch of a dog sitting on dark ground, gazing at a distant figure in a snowsuit. The background displays a dramatic, painterly night sky with orange and blue streaks. The film's title "Through Thin Ice" is centered at the top, with laurels for various film festival selections lining both sides. Credits at the bottom read "a film by Gabrielle Kardon and Arthur Veenema" and the Instagram handle @throughthinice.
Through Thin Ice
11-minutes
On the shores of the Great Salt Lake, a scientist’s twilight run is upended when her dog plunges through rare lake ice, catalyzing a desperate series of choices.
Screening day / time
  • Oct 18 (Sat): Block 5 – 4:45pm
  • Oct 23-26: Virtual Encore

Through Thin Ice

Filmmaker(s)
Running Time
Feature Film
11 minutes
Genres
Documentary, Short

Through Thin Ice

At twilight, a scientist runs with her husband and dog along the shores of the Great Salt Lake. Their dog ventures out on rare lake ice and plunges through, catalyzing a desperate series of choices. After an improbable rescue, she questions whether she always makes rational decisions. Told from two perspectives, the film explores how we assess risks, make decisions, and the role of chance. Set on the spectacular landscape of the Great Salt Lake, told with evocative animations, and highlighted by a haunting score, our film will inspire audiences to discuss the choices we make in dire circumstances.

 

 

Filmmaker Notes:

As a scientist, Gabrielle’s days are filled with carefully planned and thoroughly analyzed experiments. However, one freezing night at the Great Salt Lake a series of chance events quickly turned into a dire situation and her rational thinking was overturned. This film arose out of a need to reflect on the events of that night. Teaming up with directing partner Arthur Veenema, we created a film that uses a combination of interviews, animation, and footage of the lake to explore how we make choices in desperate circumstances and the consequences of those choices.

Film details
Year(s) screened
  • 2025
Subtitles
Full
More information
Festival screenings
Screening Day / Time
  • Oct 18 (Sat): Block 5 – 4:45pm
  • Oct 23-26: Virtual Encore
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