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Acclaimed 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, Balog deploys revolutionary time-lapse cameras to capture a multi-year record of the world's changing glaciers. His 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 team of young adventurers across the brutal Arctic, Balog risks his career and his well-being in pursuit of the biggest story facing humanity. As the debate polarizes America, and the intensity of natural disasters ramps up globally, CHASING ICE depicts a heroic photojournalist on a mission to deliver fragile hope to our carbon-powered planet.
Original Release
10/01/2012
US Release
11/09/2012
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Cast
Name | Character |
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James Balog | Himself - Photographer / Self - Photographer |
Svavar Jonatansson | Himself - Photo Assistant / Self - Photo Assistant |
Louie Psihoyos | Himself - Photographer & Oscar Winning Filmmaker / Self - Photographer & Oscar Winning Filmmaker |
Kitty Boone | Herself - The Aspen Institute / Self - The Aspen Institute |
Sylvia Earle | Herself - National Geographic Explorer (as Sylvia Earle Ph.D.) / Self - National Geographic Explorer |
Dennis Dimick | Himself - National Geographic Editor / Self - National Geographic Editor |
Adam LeWinter | Himself - EIS Engineer (as Adam Lewinter) / Self - EIS Engineer |
Jason Box | Himself - Climatologist, Ohio State University (as Jason Box Ph.D.) / Self - Climatologist, Ohio State University |
Tad Pfeffer | Himself - Glaciologist, University of Colorado (as Tad Pfeffer Ph.D.) / Self - Glaciologist, University of Colorado |
Suzanne Balog | Herself - James's Wife / Self - James's Wife |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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James Balog | Himself - Photographer / Self - Photographer |
Svavar Jonatansson | Himself - Photo Assistant / Self - Photo Assistant |
Louie Psihoyos | Himself - Photographer & Oscar Winning Filmmaker / Self - Photographer & Oscar Winning Filmmaker |
Kitty Boone | Herself - The Aspen Institute / Self - The Aspen Institute |
Sylvia Earle | Herself - National Geographic Explorer (as Sylvia Earle Ph.D.) / Self - National Geographic Explorer |
Dennis Dimick | Himself - National Geographic Editor / Self - National Geographic Editor |
Adam LeWinter | Himself - EIS Engineer (as Adam Lewinter) / Self - EIS Engineer |
Jason Box | Himself - Climatologist, Ohio State University (as Jason Box Ph.D.) / Self - Climatologist, Ohio State University |
Tad Pfeffer | Himself - Glaciologist, University of Colorado (as Tad Pfeffer Ph.D.) / Self - Glaciologist, University of Colorado |
Suzanne Balog | Herself - James's Wife / Self - James's Wife |
Synte Peacock | Self - Oceanographer, National Center for Atmospheric Research |
Terry Root | Self - Senior Fellow, Stanford University Woods Institute |
Thomas Swetnam | Self - Directof of Tree-Ring Research, University of Arizona |
Peter Hoeppe | Self - Head of Geo Risks Research, Munich Reinsurance |
Gerald Meehl | Self - Senior Scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research |
Emily Balog | Self - James's Daughter |
Martin Nørregaard | Self - Pilot |
Simone Balog | Self - James's Daughter |
James Woolsey | Self - Former Director of Central Intelligence |
Martin Sharp | Self - Glaciologist, University of Alberta, Canada |
Producers
Name | Role |
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David J. Cornfield | Executive Producer |
Linda A. Cornfield | Executive Producer |
Jeff Orlowski-Yang | Producer |
Jerry Aronson | Producer |
James Billmaier | Producer |
Paula DuPré Pesmen | Producer |
Billy Ray | Producer |
Stacy Sherman | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2013 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song | Nominated |