Back in 2013, a French photographer brought a crew to Ellesmere Island, within the Arctic circle, and filmed and photographed the place for a book — Arctic — that was published in 2015.

He made this film to promote the book, and National Geographic picked it for their Short Film Showcase because of course they did — it is a work of art!

Before you meet them (briefly, mysteriously), here is some background on Arctic foxes and the white wolves (there were nine individuals in this pack).

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