Progressive Film Series: October 10, 2013
Chasing Ice
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10
POPPA ROLLO’S PIZZA
WEST-BANK MEETING ROOM
703 N. VALLEY MILLS, WACO
6 PM PIZZA & BUSINESS
6:30 FILM & DISCUSSION
RUNTIME: 78 MINUTES
In the spring of 2005, acclaimed environmental photographer
James Balog headed to the Arctic on a tricky assignment for National
Geographic: to capture images to
help tell the story of the Earth’s changing climate.
Chasing Ice is the story of one man’s mission to change the
tide of history by gathering undeniable evidence of our changing planet. Within months of that first trip to Iceland,
the photographer conceived the boldest expedition of his life: The Extreme Ice Survey. With a band of young adventurers in tow,
Balog began deploying revolutionary time-lapse cameras across the brutal Arctic
to capture a multi-year record of the world’s changing glaciers.
As the debate polarizes America and the intensity of natural
disasters ramps up globally, Balog finds himself at the end of his tether, Battling untested technology in subzero
conditions, he comes face to face with his own mortality. His hauntingly beautiful videos compress
years into seconds and capture ancient mountains of ice in motion as they disappear
at a breathtaking rate. Chasing Ice
depicts a photographer trying to deliver evidence and hope to our
carbon-powered planet.
“One of the most beautiful and important films
ever made”
— Huffington Post
Winner – Excellence in
Cinematography Award
—Sundance
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