January 23, 2012
OnEarth
Sundance Diary: “Chasing Ice” Is 2012’s Hottest Climate Change Film
By Bruce Barcott
National Geographic photographer James Balog is the star of the documentary Chasing Ice, one of the most-sought tickets at this week’s Sundance Film Festival. But there’s a great story lurking behind the film’s second lens, too.
Chasing Ice, which will premiere at a sold-out screening tonight in Park City, follows Balog on a five-year quest to document ice loss due to climate change in the Arctic....
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