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Chasing Ice

2012 · 74 min

Awe-inspiring and sobering, with stunning time-lapse imagery that makes abstract climate change visceral and urgent.

Tagline: Art meets science.
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.

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: nature
environment
science
survival
obsession
Places: wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	10
Romance	0
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Jeff Orlowski
Written by: Mark Monroe
Starring: James Balog, Svavar Jonatansson, Adam LeWinter, Louie Psihoyos, Kitty Boone, Sylvia Earle, Dennis Dimick, Jason Box
Music: J. Ralph
Cinematography: Jeff Orlowski
Runtime: 74 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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