Polar Prom on The Current

Prom season is upon us. Across the country, high school students have been busy hunting down the perfect dress, the right tuxedo and of course fretting over who they're going to walk in the door with.

But in Igloolik - a small Arctic town in Nunavut - students, parents and teachers alike are sitting back and relaxing. The town has seen the prom - the first it has ever held - come and go. It was a huge success and an inspiration on many levels. And that can all be traced back to an e-mail the CBC's Maureen Brosnahan received this past winter. Maureen's documentary is called Polar Prom.

Click here to listen to the documentary.