Chasing ice
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Chasing ice |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2012 |
| length | 74 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Jeff Orlowski |
| script | Mark Monroe |
| production | Jeff Orlowski Paula Dupre'Pesmen Jerry Aronson |
| music | J. Ralph |
Chasing Ice is an American documentary film from 2012. It portrays the work of nature photographer James Balog , who visually documented increasing glacier retreat as a result of global warming as part of his Extreme Ice Survey project . Directed by Jeff Orlowski.
The film includes, among other things, excerpts from the longest video recording of a calving glacier to date . The calving of the Ilulissat Glacier in West Greenland took 75 minutes and resulted in the glacier retreating about one mile over a width of about three miles.
reception
Chasing ice
"... shows pictures that are unforgettable, full of beauty and horror." "The pictures also show how rapidly the ice is melting. [...] They make it possible to understand with the senses what is only talked about at climate conferences. "
“... differs from most of the cinema's attempts to save the world from the climate catastrophe. [...] But “Chasing Ice” doesn't draw its power of persuasion from science, but from art - from the immense power of its images. [...] The pictures are breathtaking, somehow naturally beautiful - and oppressive. "
“... Balog's recordings of the Extreme Ice Survey could develop a historical significance for the public perception that is similar to that of Keeling's measurements for science. [...] The important thing about this film [...] is that it succeeds in the difficult trick of making climate change a good part of the audience's experience and empathy. The film also makes one more emotionally aware of the geological changes we are currently experiencing and causing. This is Balog's declared hope: that we will realize this just in time. If you want to continue pretending that we don't have an urgent problem, you shouldn't watch this film. Everyone else - especially people who have children or political responsibilities - should know him. "
“... The consequences of global warming have never been staged in such an artistic and disturbing way. [...] Orlowski shot a scientific documentary with Chasing Ice that never accusations loudly. Researchers, James Balog and his team in particular have their say. The facts are as they are, the time-lapse photos don't lie. [...] Balog's message is clear: We know what's going on out there. "
Awards
Chasing Ice has received over 30 awards at various film festivals, including the following:
- Excellence in Cinematography Award: US Documentary at Sundance Festival 2012
- Best Documentary , Environmental Media Award from the Environmental Media Association
- Best Documentary , Berkshire Film Festival
- Best Documentary , Big Sky Film Festival
- Best Documentary , Crested Butte Film Festival
At the 2013 Academy Awards , the song Before My Time by Joshua Ralph (sung by Scarlett Johansson , violin: Joshua Bell ) was nominated for Best Movie Song .
Web links
- www.chasingice-derfilm.de/ (German-language homepage)
- www.chasingice.com (English-language homepage)
- Disappearing ice . Interview in: The Economist , December 17, 2012, accessed October 7, 2013.
- 'Chasing Ice,' and searching for solutions. In: Harvard Gazette , September 20, 2013, accessed October 5, 2013.
- Glacier Photographer James Balog on 'Chasing Ice' . Interview in: National Public Radio , November 30, 2012, accessed October 7, 2013.
- Journey to the chilly edge of climate change. In: The Sunday Morning Herald , April 3, 2013, accessed October 7, 2013.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extreme Ice Survey ( Memento of the original from December 11, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - Project homepage, accessed on October 5, 2013.
- ↑ Chasing Ice - Homepage for the documentary, accessed on October 4, 2013.
- ^ 'Chasing Ice,' and searching for solutions. In: Harvard Gazette , September 20, 2013, accessed October 4, 2013.
- ↑ Andreas Lueg: "Chasing Ice": The white giants are dying. In: NDR Kulturjournal , November 4, 2013, accessed on November 10, 2013.
- ↑ Susan Vahabzadeh: "Chasing Ice" in the cinema: works of art that are lost forever. In: Sueddeutsche.de , November 9, 2013, accessed on November 10, 2013.
- ^ Stefan Rahmstorf : Messages from the ice . In: Die Tageszeitung and KlimaLounge , November 6, 2013, accessed on November 7, 2013.
- ↑ Sven Stockrahm: Documentary "Chasing Ice": Watching glaciers die. In: Zeit online , November 6, 2013, accessed November 10, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.chasingice.com/about-the-film/awards/
