Peter Gilbert

Film Director

Peter Gilbert joined Cape Farewell on the 2008 Disko Bay Expedition, visiting the spectacular Disko Bay area of West Greenland with over 40 international artists, journalists and scientists.

Peter is one of the three filmmakers and Director of Photography for Hoop Dreams. His film credits include the 1990 Academy Award winning, feature-length documentary, American Dream directed by Barbara Kopple; A Long Way Home directed by Michael Apted, any many more.

Latest News

Add Autumn 2010 to your diary as Lucy & Jorge Orta present Amazonia at the Natural History Museum, an exhibition celebrating the international year of biodiversity, inspired by the Andes Expedition ›
We are delighted to announce that in March 2010, novelist Ian McEwan releases his highly anticipated and acclaimed new book, Solar, inspired by his voyage to the Arctic with Cape Farewell in 2005.
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Book tickets for Yann Martel's new text, based on his experience on the recent Andes Expedition, accompanying Beethoven's Creatures of Prometheus symphony by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra in Montreal, May 2010 ›
The Eden Summer Sessions on Saturday 3rd July will be headlined by Calvin Harris and the Audio Bullies and Eden have just announced a Cape Farewell stage alongside... watch this space for the line up and in the mean time check out the Eden Summer Session website ›
NOWHEREISLAND, Alex Hartley's island project discovered during the 2004 expedition, wins 2012 Cultural Olympiad funding. Find out more and register your interest in becoming a citizen.

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The Royal Academy of Arts presents GSK Contemporary 2009, the second annual contemporary art season at 6 Burlington Gardens. Opening this December, Earth: Art of a changing world will present new and recent work from more than 30 leading international contemporary artists, including commissions and new works from the best emerging talent.
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Find out why Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada was sent Burning Ice to read by novelist of Life of Pi, Yann Martel.

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In January 2010, Southbank Centre hosted Cape Farewell's SHIFT festival, a stimulating, provocative and energising programme of climate-focused cultural events. Read more ›
Cape Farewell's travelling exhibition kicks off in Vienna. Exhibitors are made up of voyagers from the 2007, 2008 and 2009 Art & Science expeditions.
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Cape Farewell presents their brilliant new film, Burning Ice, directed by award winning Peter Gilbert and based on the 2008 Expedition to the Arctic.
On 9 September a crew of international artists and scientist sets out to the Arctic on the 9th Cape Farewell expedition.

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