Greenland’s Ice Sheet holds vital information about Earth’s past and our future. Filmmaker Kathy Kasic’s vivid documentary, THE MEMORY OF DARKNESS, LIGHT, AND ICE, tells the story of science done by an international science team led by UVM Professor Paul Bierman. From a nuclear-powered, Cold War military base inside the ice sheet, the US Army drilled through nearly a mile of ice and kept going. The 12 feet of frozen soil they recovered, lost for decades, and then re-found, shows the fragility of Greenland’s ice and provides a glimpse into our watery future, when oceans flood the world’s coasts.

This exclusive community film screening will include an introductory presentation from Paul Bierman, author of “When the Ice is Gone,” and an engaging discussion and Q&A with Kathy and Paul moderated by Mikaela Lefrak, Host and Senior Producer of Vermont Edition at Vermont Public. Light refreshments will follow. Free and open to all. Register to let us know you plan to attend. Registration is not required.

This event offers a unique opportunity to see how climate researchers, writers, filmmakers, and journalists come together to tell a compelling story about our future through history, art, and science.

More information and view film trailer at: https://events.uvm.edu/event/the-memory-of-darkness-light-and-ice-filmscreening-and-qa