felicityaston
explorer . speaker . author
Films, Presenting and Broadcast
Land Rover : Tom Crean
A film about legendary polar explorer Tom Crean made for Land Rover. Felicity travels to the small village of Annascaul on the west coast of Ireland to visit the South Pole Inn which was built by Irelands unsung Antarctic hero Tom Crean who was part of three major expeditions during the heroic age of polar exploration.
Kaspersky Lab Commonwealth Antarctic Expedition : Trailer
Felicity introduces the Kaspersky Lab Commonwealth Antarctic Expedition which involved a team of 8 women from Brueni Darussalam, Cyprus, Ghana, India, Jamaica, New Zealand, Singapore and the UK skiing 900km across Antarctica to the South Pole despite the fact that some members of the team had never seen snow before, experienced subzero temperatures or slept in a tent.
This is a teaser video for a longer 45-minute documentary, 'Call of the White', which will be screened at a number of forthcoming international film festivals.
The Commonwealth Women's Antarctic Expedition from Snowline on Vimeo.
Kaspersky Lab Commonwealth Antarctic Expedition : Broadcast Footage
A selection of TV interviews given by Felicity and the Kaspersky Lab Commonwealth Antarctic Expedition team including a segment on the NBC Today Show in America and the BBC Breakfast show in the UK.
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Royal Geographical Society : Why Explore?
Felicity contributed to a film by the Royal Geographical Society that tries to offer some insight into why people explore. Other contributers include Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Robert Swan and Benedict Allen.
Baikal 2008: Life On Thin Ice.
A short film about Felicity's 30-day expedition travelling the length of Lake Baikal, the oldest and deepest lake in the world which is located in south-eastern Siberia,close to the Mongolian border.
Baikal 2008 from Felicity Aston on Vimeo.
'Call of the White', a 45-minute documentary about the 2009 Kaspersky Lab Commonwealth Antarctic Expedition will be screened at several international film festivals during the coming year. Confirmed dates are:
Saturday 1st October - Phoenixville Adventure Film Festival, USA
Thursday 13th October - University of Nicosia, Cyprus
Friday 14th October - Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival, USA
Friday 4th November - Dijon Adventure Film Festival, France
Saturday 5th November -
Banff Mountain Film Festival, Canada
Saturday 12th November - Torello Mountain Film Festival, Spain
Wednesday 16th November - Explorer Festival, Lodz, Poland