The Northwest Passage was a seafarer theory that could easily connect the West with the East around the globe through the icy ocean of the arctic. Almost two centuries ago, many explorers navigated those waters hoping to be the first, and one explorer—Sir John Franklin, met his horrible fate.

National Geographic explorer Mark Synnott decided to retrace Sir John Franklin’s steps through the Arctic Ocean in seeking his missing tomb and solve the mysteries of the captain and crew. With a small boat and crew, he traveled with National Geographic filmmaker Renan Ozturk as they quickly learned about the mishaps and dangers of those waters and islands.

Here is the official description of Explorer: Lost in the Arctic:

Sir John Franklin set off from England in 1845 with two ships and 129 men to be the first to navigate the Northwest Passage, a new trade route over the top of the world, when Franklin’s ships vanished without a trace. Now, a team of explorers attempts to solve the mystery by retracing Franklin’s route in search of his long-lost tomb.

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LRM Online’s Gig Patta talked with filmmaker Renan Ozturk. We talked about his journey, traveling with Mark Synnott, the story of Sir John Franklin, and filming a documentary when his life may be in jeopardy.

Renan Ozturk began his career as an expedition climber and landscape artist living in a tent in U.S. National Parks and Himalayan mountains. In 2013, he received the National Geographic’s Adventurer of the Year Award for combining cutting-edge first ascents and visual storytelling. Today, he is an expedition climber for The North Face and a photojournalist for Sony and National Geographic. He was the cinematographer and subject of Meru, which won the 2015 Audience Choice Award at the Sundance Film Festival. Also, he was the cinematographer and co-director of Sherpa, which screened at the Toronto International Film Festival and Telluride Film Festival.

Explorer: Lost in the Arctic is on National Geographic today at 10/9c. It streams on Hulu and Disney+ the next day.

Watch the exclusive interview with Renan Ozturk below. Let us know what you think of the interview.

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Source: LRM Online Exclusive, National Geographic