Chasing Ice

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Chasing Ice

PG-13

2012

1h 14m

Documentary

Biography

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James Balog and his team on the Extreme Ice Survey assemble a multiyear chronicle of the planet's rapidly melting glaciers.

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Chasing Ice captures the urgency of climate change while prevailing as entertainment, thanks the awe-inspiring scenery and James Balog's charisma.

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Bilge Ebiri

Spirituality & Health

03/25/2020

True, there's no blood this time around, no gruesome images of dolphins dying, but it could be argued that the supernaturally beautiful images that Balog (and, by extension, Orlowski) captures are even more despairing and alarming...

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Brad Newsome

Sydney Morning Herald

10/31/2018

[A] spectacular but depressing documentary.

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

02/15/2013

3/5

If seeing equals believing, then this film's documentation ought to sway the world. But daredevil heroes and sexy screen goddesses probably help the medicine go down.

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Jordan M. Smith

IONCINEMA.com

02/09/2020

The doc is obviously a big screen advocacy spotlight for the project, but it is also a fascinating portrait of a man infatuated with nature, photography, and their combined ability to affect people in spellbinding ways.

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Daniel Green

CineVue

02/06/2019

4/5

Orlowski's soulful direction, coupled with Balog's evocative eye, predictably leads to a number of awe-inspiring juxtapositions, best sampled on the big screen.

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Matt Neal

ABC Radio (Australia)

03/29/2018

5/5

Orlowski's documentary is brilliant because of the wondrous way it shows a worldwide story and a personal one at the same time.

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Synopsis

James Balog and his team on the Extreme Ice Survey assemble a multiyear chronicle of the planet's rapidly melting glaciers.

Director: Jeff Orlowski-Yang
Producer: Jerry Aronson, Paula Dupré Pesmen, Jeff Orlowski-Yang
Screenwriter: Mark Monroe
Distributor: Submarine Deluxe
Production Co: Exposure, Diamond Docs
Rating: PG-13 (Brief Strong Language)
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 9, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Runtime: 1h 14m

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