Frozen in Time

Frozen in Time is the story of a fallen star of science –paleontologist Natalia Rybczynski – who stood at the forefront of her field when she was stopped in her tracks by a traumatic brain injury.  In the first decade of her spectacular career, she reported a series of intoxicating discoveries from her fieldwork in the remote High Arctic, each one hinting at a rich forest world full of surprising creatures that thrived there before the Ice Age.

The land-walking ancestor of seals, the first appearance of dam-building beavers, even the evolutionary origins of desert camels in Arctic snows.  What was this weird lost world, and what has it given to us today?

Once the fog of her brain injury obscured her ability to read, write and even walk, these became unsolvable questions.  But over time, Natalia learned to carve out moments of lucidity, and to use that time wisely.  Now, she has arrived at a stunning and novel idea about the last Arctic forests.  

They were, Natalia came to believe, the paleontological Garden of Eden that gave birth to the living world around us today.  Ancient boreal forests, where the sun set below the horizon for six months, were a training ground for the plants and animals we think of as quintessentially Canadian.

Despite her damaged brain, Natalia never lost her curiosity.  Join Natalia on a journey back to the Arctic to reclaim her identity and prove her scientific worth.  At the same time, be amazed by a world of lush Arctic forests and fascinating ancient creatures, revealed in gorgeous animations.