Mighty Indeed

07 July 2025 - 24 August 2025

Region(s): Auckland, Wellington, Nationwide, Canterbury

Type(s): experiences

Three women – Four decades – One melting continent. Mighty Indeed was the winner of Best Feature (New Zealand) and Best Director (New Zealand) for Vanessa Wells at Doc Edge Awards 2025.

This film features three women scientists from different generations chasing a hidden and ephemeral world beneath the Antarctic sea ice.

In one of the harshest places on Earth, three women from different generations chase a hidden and ephemeral world beneath the Antarctic sea ice. Dr Natalie Robinson leads a world-first expedition to McMurdo Sound, joined by microbiologist Jacqui Stuart on her first trip south. Mentoring them from afar is veteran sea ice physicist Professor Pat Langhorne.

Battling brutal weather and isolation, the team discovers extraordinary tiny creatures within the delicate structures of the ice. Weaving personal stories with rich archival footage and groundbreaking science, this is an intimate and deeply human portrait set against the immense scale of Antarctica, shared with grit, wit, and surprising warmth.

This documentary will be showing in Aotearoa New Zealand from Monday 7 July until Sunday 24 August at multiple locations and Online from 28 July to 28 August.

There will be two in-person screenings that will include Q&A with the scientists.

Q&As with Director Vanessa Wells and Protagonists Prof Pat Longhorne, Jacqui Stuart, and Dr Natalie Robinson at The Capitol Cinema (Auckland), The Roxy Cinema (Wellington), and Hoyts EntX Cinema (Christchurch).

Q&A with Vanessa Wells only at Bridgeway Cinema in Auckland.

For more information and to book, see: https://docedge.nz/events/mighty-indeed/.

For schools specific screening schedule, visit Schools In Cinema page: https://docedge.nz/whats-on/schools/in-cinema/.