Chasing Ice

Chasing Ice

Art meets science.

2012•1h 14m•7.5/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.5/10(165)

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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Production

Diamond Docs, Exposure Labs, Doc Society

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

James Balog

Self - Photographer

Svavar Jonatansson

Self - Photo Assistant

Adam LeWinter

Self - EIS Engineer

Louie Psihoyos

Louie Psihoyos

Self - Photographer & Oscar Winning Filmmaker

Kitty Boone

Self - The Aspen Institute

Sylvia Earle

Sylvia Earle

Self - National Geographic Explorer

Dennis Dimick

Self - National Geographic Editor

Jason Box

Self - Climatologist, Ohio State University

Tad Pfeffer

Self - Glaciologist, University of Colorado

Suzanne Balog

Self - James's Wife

Jeff Orlowski

Jeff Orlowski

Self - EIS Videographer

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