The stories of two Antarctic expeditions, separated by over a century, are woven together in this gripping documentary from Free Solo and The Rescue directing team Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, together with Natalie Hewitt. In a legendary feat of leadership and perseverance, polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton kept his crew of 27 men alive for over a year despite the loss of their ship in frigid pack ice. Over a century later, a team of modern-day explorers sets out to find the sunken ship. From National Geographic Documentary Films, Endurance tells the inspiring stories of these two landmark expeditions, bound by their shared grit and determination.

Notes by David O’Mahony.