A Few Miles South
The year is 1910. Two arctic explorers, Ted and Eric, find themselves trapped inside their tent with a ravenous polar bear roaming outside. As food supplies dwindle, they quickly realize the beast lying in wait outside isn’t the only carnivore they need to be concerned about.
- United Kingdom, Ireland
- 2021, 14 min
- Director: Ben Pearce
- Director of photography: Simon Reay
- Editor: Margred Pryce
- Screenplay: Ben Pearce
- Music: Billy Jupp
- Sound: Matt Waites
- Cast: Toby Jones, Ivanno Jeremiah
- Art Director: Soraya Gilanni
- Producer: Diarmuid Hughes
- Production: Crunch Point Films
Ben Pearce
Ben Pearce is a London-born filmmaker. His work includes Silent Woods (2012), Nurtured (2019), Waterloo (2020), and A Few Miles South (2021), all of which have screened internationally and garnered him a number of awards. He is a member of BFI Bafta Crew and is currently developing a number of film and TV projects, including his debut feature for Revolution Films.