This visceral docu-drama brings to life this incredible journey.  It tells the story of a small group of seal hunters who make an epic voyage across the ice age Atlantic.  It's an amazing story of their struggle to survive in one of the most inhospitable environments in history.  In America, they discover a world of amazing pre-historic beasts unlike anything they have seen in Europe.

Informed by cutting edge scientific discoveries, First Columbus takes the viewer on one of the most amazing journeys in history.