National Geographic photographer James Balog was once a skeptic about climate change. But through his Extreme Ice Survey he discovers undeniable evidence of our changing planet. In Chasing Ice we follow Balog across the Arctic as he deploys revolutionary timelapse cameras designed for one purpose to capture a multiyear record of the worlds changing glaciers. Balogs 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 young team of adventurers by helicopter canoe and dog sled across three continents Balog risks his career and his wellbeing in pursuit of the biggest story in human history. As the debate polarizes America and the intensity of natural disasters ramp up around the world Chasing Ice depicts a heroic photojournalist on a mission to gather evidence and deliver hope to our carbonpowered planet
Review
James Balog and Jeff Orlowski team up in what turned out to be a fantastic effort in documenting vast amounts of photographic evidence of the effects of recent global temperature increases on glaciers in Alaska Canada and Greenland.The footage is magnificent and the film is scored very well. James Balog's personal challenges in undertaking the project are also documented and present an interesting angle to this style of documentary.By presenting the footage in as nonpartisan manner as possible Chasing Ice avoids tarnishing its message with politics.
