The team behind Emmy-award winning Chasing Ice returns for a final mission, closing a 15-year project with an unprecedented photographic record of the world’s melting glaciers.
Synopsis
The team behind Emmy-award winning Chasing Ice returns for a final mission, closing a 15-year project with an unprecedented photographic record of the world’s melting glaciers. This gripping documentary, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Jeff Orlowski-Yang and first-time filmmaker Sarah Keo, follows photographer James Balog and his team as they catalogue over one million images of rapidly melting glaciers. Through their lens, the film offers some of the world's first and most compelling visual evidence of climate change. Chasing Time is a meditative exploration of time and mortality, showcasing the emotional and physical journey of the crew as they bring this decades-long project to a close. It highlights the intergenerational effort to seed hope and inspire action toward a sustainable future. A beautiful tribute to the power of images and the importance of mentorship, the documentary examines the lasting legacy their work has made on the world.
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Director: Jeff Orlowski-Yang and Sarah Keo | Country: USA | Running Time: 40 min | Language: English
Screening Details
- Festival Screening: 14 September 2024
- Premiere: UK Premiere
About the Filmmakers
Jeff Orlowski-Yang is the Founder and President of Exposure Labs, a film and impact production studio. He directed the Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma (2020), which premiered at Sundance and won two Emmy awards. He also directed Chasing Coral (2017) and Chasing Ice (2012), acclaimed documentaries that screened at Congress and the United Nations. Orlowski-Yang supports filmmakers as an executive producer and mentor and serves on the boards of Green 2.0 and Netflix’s Sustainability Advisory Group.
Sarah Keo is a Cambodian-American director and producer based in Denver, Colorado. Passionate about storytelling, she discovered filmmaking's power to evoke empathy while working at the Sundance Institute. Sarah is dedicated to telling diverse, human-centered stories that shift cultural narratives. She co-directed Chasing Time with Jeff Orlowski-Yang, premiering at Hot Docs. As an Associate Producer at Exposure Labs, she supports creating impactful films like The Social Dilemma, Chasing Coral, and Chasing Ice.