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.
Key facts
Cast
James Balog, Svavar Jonatansson, Adam LeWinter, Louie Psihoyos, Kitty Boone, Sylvia Earle, Dennis Dimick, Jason Box
Original language
English
First release
October 1, 2012 (Taiwan)
Filming locations
Iceland
Crew
Screenplay
Mark Monroe
Producer
Billy Ray, James Billmaier, Jeff Orlowski, Jerry Aronson, Paula DuPré Pesmen, Stacy Sherman
Cinematography
Jeff Orlowski
Editing
Davis Coombe
Music
J. Ralph
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Seattle International Film Festival 2024 generic
- Academy Awards 2013 academy_award
- Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 2012 generic ★ Hot Docs Audience Award
- San Francisco International Film Festival 2012 generic
- Seattle International Film Festival 2012 generic
- Sundance Film Festival 2012 generic
- SXSW Film Festival 2012 generic
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Taiwan | October 1, 2012 |
| Theatrical | United States | November 9, 2012 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | November 26, 2012 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | 12A |
| Classification | United States | PG-13 |
Versions & editions
| Original version (English) |
Full credits
| Director | Jeff Orlowski |
| Cast | James Balog (Self - Photographer), Svavar Jonatansson (Self - Photo Assistant), Adam LeWinter (Self - EIS Engineer), Louie Psihoyos (Self - Photographer & Oscar Winning Filmmaker), Kitty Boone (Self - The Aspen Institute), Sylvia Earle (Self - National Geographic Explorer), Dennis Dimick (Self - National Geographic Editor), Jason Box (Self - Climatologist, Ohio State University), Tad Pfeffer (Self - Glaciologist, University of Colorado), Suzanne Balog (Self - James's Wife), Jeff Orlowski (Self - EIS Videographer) |
| Screenplay | Mark Monroe |
| Producer | Billy Ray, James Billmaier, Jeff Orlowski, Jerry Aronson, Paula DuPré Pesmen, Stacy Sherman |
| Executive producer | David J. Cornfield, Linda A. Cornfield |
| Cinematography | Jeff Orlowski |
| Editing | Davis Coombe |
| Music | J. Ralph |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
