Chasing Ice

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  • Opened November 9, 2012 (NY; 11/23 LA)
  • 1 hr 15 min
  • PG-13 | Brief Strong Language
  • Acclaimed environmental photographer James Balog was once a skeptic about climate change and a cynic about the nature of academic research. But through his Extreme Ice Survey, he discovers undeniable evidence of our changing planet. In CHASING ICE, Balog deploys revolutionary time-lapse cameras to capture a multi-year record of the world's changing glaciers. His hauntingly beautiful videos compress years into seconds and capture ancient mountains of ice in motion as they disappear at a breathtaking rate. Traveling with a team of young adventurers across the brutal Arctic, Balog risks his career and his well-being in pursuit of the biggest story facing humanity. As the debate polarizes America, and the intensity of natural disasters ramps up globally, CHASING ICE depicts a heroic photojournalist on a mission to deliver fragile hope to our carbon-powered planet. Full synopsis

  • Cast: James Balog, Svavar Jonatansson, Adam Lewinter, Jeff Orlowski, Tad Pfeffer, Jason Box
  • Director: Jeff Orlowski
  • Genres: Art House/Foreign, Documentary

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by Enviro Activist

Chasing Ice in addition to being stunningly beautiful is one of the most important environmental films of the decade. It is a must see for anyone concern about their grand children's future....

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The allure of the Titanic natural ice sculptures, the shots of the arctic seascapes, and remote natural environments, recorded by the National Geographic photographer that spearheaded this...

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by nmaclaine

Amazing photographic record of the accelerating melting of the glaciers. Not only time-lapse over years but some calving events caught real-time in motion. Sit close to the screen....

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New York Daily News
| Joe Neumaier

This amazingly beautiful, and amazingly frightening, documentary captures the immediacy of what climate change is doing to the Arctic landscape. Read full review

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NPR
| Mark Jenkins

In Hollywood these days, such epic transformations are rendered with computers and called "morphing." Offering a lesson both to filmmakers and climate-change deniers, Chasing Ice demonstrates how much more powerful it is to capture the real thing. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Owen Gleiberman

When we finally see the time-lapse images his cameras took, they're awesome and terrifying - a meltdown out of a poetic horror film. Read full review

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Boston Globe
| Ty Burr

Orlowski does share Balog's smoldering rage at a society that refuses to face the consequences of its actions, and that rage forms the necessary spine of Chasing Ice. This is an agit-doc with no apologies and a lot of sorrow. Read full review

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