Fri 24 May: Chasing Ice
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Sustainable Maleny Broadcast
May 14, 2013, 12:23:38 AM5/14/13
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Maleny Greens supported by Maleny Film Society present the film "Chasing Ice"
CHASING ICE
Friday 24 May 2013
Maleny Community Centre
Doors open at 6pm for 7pm start
CHASING ICE
Friday 24 May 2013
Maleny Community Centre
Doors open at 6pm for 7pm start
Tickets $10, MFS members and concession $8, child $4
Brief introduction by visiting Canadian environmental scientist, Jesse Fieldwebster
Film length 74 min
Refreshments available
For further information ph 5494 4341
Whether you come for the science, the nature, the photography, or the adventure – this award-winning documentary has it all.
Those who believe the least are likely to be changed the most. Bring a sceptic...
SYNOPSIS
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. Even with a scientific upbringing, Balog had been a skeptic about climate change. But that first trip north opened his eyes to the biggest story in human history and sparked a challenge within him that would put his career and his very well-being at risk.
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. It takes years for Balog to see the fruits of his labor. 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.
Brief introduction by visiting Canadian environmental scientist, Jesse Fieldwebster
Film length 74 min
Refreshments available
For further information ph 5494 4341
Whether you come for the science, the nature, the photography, or the adventure – this award-winning documentary has it all.
Those who believe the least are likely to be changed the most. Bring a sceptic...
SYNOPSIS
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. Even with a scientific upbringing, Balog had been a skeptic about climate change. But that first trip north opened his eyes to the biggest story in human history and sparked a challenge within him that would put his career and his very well-being at risk.
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. It takes years for Balog to see the fruits of his labor. 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.
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