Fresh
Still an eco-sceptic? Clap your eyes on this lot. Awe-inspiring, terrifying, transcendently beautiful, and absolutely weighted with significance for the future of the planet.
Trevor Johnston, Time Out
Overview
When National Geographic photographer James Balog asked, “How can one take a picture of climate change?” his attention was immediately drawn to ice. Soon he was asked to do a cover story on glaciers that became the most popular and well-read piece in the magazine during the last five years. But for Balog, that story marked the beginning of a much larger and longer-term project that would reach epic proportions.
Director and cast
- Jeff Orlowski Director
- James Balog as Himself - Photographer
- Svavar Jonatansson as Himself - Photo Assistant
- Adam LeWinter as Himself - EIS Engineer (as Adam Lewinter)
- Louie Psihoyos as Himself - Photographer & Oscar Winning Filmmaker
- Kitty Boone as Herself - The Aspen Institute
- Sylvia Earle Cast
- Dennis Dimick Cast
- Jason Box Cast
- Tad Pfeffer Cast
- Suzanne Balog Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
96%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The most important documentary of the year.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Fresh
"Chasing Ice" is a grand adventure, a visual amazement and a powerful warning.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh
If you're looking for eye-popping evidence that the world's glaciers are melting, don't miss the small-scale but spectacular documentary, Chasing Ice.
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Fresh
The rapid disappearance of ice mountains, filmed over a period of years, is compressed through time-lapse technology into minutes and seconds. The speeded-up effect is harrowing and also, disturbingly, eerily beautiful.
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
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