Chasing ice

Chasing ice

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Chronicles the efforts of nature photographer James Balog to document the receding of the Solheim glacier in Iceland, a consequence of climate change and global warming, in which strategically placed cameras would take one picture every hour for three years.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ralph, J. (Joshua) (Composer)
Other Authors: Orlowski, Jeff, 1984- (director of photography.), Monroe, Mark (Screenwriter), Balog, James (Photographer), Johansson, Scarlett, 1984- (Performer), Bell, Joshua, 1967- (Performer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Chinese
Danish
Finnish
French
Norwegian
Portuguese
Spanish
Swedish
Published: [New York] : Docuramafilms : Distributed in the U.S. by Cinedigm Entertainment, [2013]
Subjects:
Balog, James.
Extreme Ice Survey.
Glaciers > Iceland > Sólheimajökull.
Global warming.
Climatic changes.
Photography in environmental monitoring > Iceland.
Chronophotography > Iceland.
Sólheimajökull (Iceland) > Environmental conditions.
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Summary:Chronicles the efforts of nature photographer James Balog to document the receding of the Solheim glacier in Iceland, a consequence of climate change and global warming, in which strategically placed cameras would take one picture every hour for three years.
Item Description:Documentary.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2012.
"Bonus materials not rated"--Container.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 75 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13 (parents strongly cautioned; some material may be inappropriate for children under 13) for brief strong language.
Awards:Academy Award, 2013: Nominated, Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song ; Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, 2012: Winner, Best Feature Ducumentary ; Boulder International Film Festival, 2012: Winner, Best Adventure Film ; Cinema Eye Honors Awards, 2013: Winner, Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography ; News & Documentary Emmy Awards, 2014: Winner, Outstanding Nature Programming ; RiverRun International Film Festival, 2012: Winner, Audience Choice Award, Best Documentary Feature ; SXSW Film Festival, 2012: Winner, Audience Award, Best Documentary Feature ; Satellite Awards, 2012: Winner, Best Motion Picture, Documentary ; Sheffield International Documentary Festival, 2012: Nominated, Sheffield Green Award ; Sundance Film Festival, 2012: Winner, Cinematography Award for Documentary, Nominated, Grand Jury Prize for Documentary.
Production Credits:Edited by Davis Coombe ; music by J. Ralph ; original song "Before my time", music and lyrics by J. Ralph, performed by Scarlett Johansson and Joshua Bell ; director of photography, Jeff Orlowski ; time-lapse direction and still photography by James Balog.

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