Chasing Ice
“Art meets science.”
Synopsis
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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Edited by Davis CoombeShot by Jeff Orlowski YangScored by J Ralph
Box Office
2012 · Box office
Grossed $1.3M worldwide
Worldwide gross
$1.3M
Opening week (7-day): $25K
Peak 1 theaters
Also known as
- Chasing Ice - Das Ende des Ewigen Eisesde
- Persiguiendo el hieloes
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Cast & Crew
16 unique people credited
Top billed cast
James Balog
as Self - Photographer
Svavar Jonatansson
as Self - Photo Assistant
Louie Psihoyos
as Self - Photographer & Oscar Winning Filmmaker
Kitty Boone
as Self - The Aspen Institute
Sylvia Earle
as Self - National Geographic Explorer
Dennis Dimick
as Self - National Geographic Editor
Adam Lewinter
as Self - EIS Engineer
Jason Box
as Self - Climatologist, Ohio State University
Tad Pfeffer
as Self - Glaciologist, University of Colorado
Suzanne Balog
as Self - James's Wife
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3Other crew
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