South

Considered the world’s first documentary feature, South is the original film – exquisitely photographed by Frank Hurley – of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s 1914 to 1916 Endurance expedition to Antarctica, during which the ship was crushed by ice, stranding the crew. Notable for its stunningly dramatic images and the matter-of-fact way in which it deals with the actions of the explorer in the face of death. (British Film Institute (BFI))