“Are you crazy?” is the most common question you’ll get as a participant in the Polaris Project or “Why would anyone want to go to the Siberian Arctic?” The answers will vary, but most will include a description of the Arctic’s tremendous importance to earth’s climate system, a desire to understand how global warming is already impacting the region, an excitement about the diverse and fascinating cultures you’ll be exposed to in Siberia. This short film introduces several of the Polaris Project participants and documents aspects of the field experience in the Siberian Arctic dealing with permafrost, rivers, lakes, streams and bugs.