If a single photo can inspire change, how influential are a million images? Over the course of the 15-year Extreme Ice Survey project, photographer James Balog and his team brought some of the world’s first and most compelling visual evidence of climate change to the global stage as he depicted the rapid melting of glaciers around the world. Thoughtfully helmed by acclaimed director Jeff Orlowski-Yang (Chasing Ice, Chasing Coral, The Social Dilemma) and first-time filmmaker Sarah Keo, Chasing Time is a meditative exploration of time and mortality, following James and his crew as they bring the decades-long project to a close, cataloging more than one million images in the process. The short documentary reunites James and the Emmy-award-winning team behind Chasing Ice to capture the end of the epic undertaking and spotlight the power of an 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 team examines the legacy their efforts have made on the world.

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Now screening at film festivals in the U.S. and Canada. For festival or press inquiries, contact us.

Chasing Time World Premieres at Hot Docs Festival followed by the U.S. Premiere at Seattle International Film Festival, where it screens as a double-feature with Chasing Ice.

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Read our discussion guide for Chasing Time, which includes tips for sharing the film and suggestions for continued care and learning

Watch our first film, Chasing Ice, on Amazon, Google Play, Apple TV, or YouTube

Explore the issue using the educational resources created for Chasing Ice

AN EXPOSURE LABS PRODUCTION

A FILM BY JEFF ORLOWSKI-YANG SARAH KEO 

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS LINDA A. CORNFIELD DAVID J. CORNFIELD  

RICK REED  MELINDA RYAN  BARRY SCHULER  

NATALIE ORFALEA  LOU BUGLIOLI

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ZARPET FAMILY FOUNDATION

CONTRIBUTING PRODUCER ROBINA RICCITIELLO 

MUSIC BY MARK CRAWFORD  JEFF ORLOWSKI-YANG 

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY JEFF ORLOWSKI-YANG  EDITED BY DAVE WRUCK

WRITTEN BY DAVE WRUCK  SARAH KEO  JEFF ORLOWSKI-YANG 

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER SARAH KEO CO-PRODUCER DANIEL WRIGHT 

PRODUCED BY BRETTE RAGLAND  LARISSA RHODES  

JEFF ORLOWSKI-YANG  STACEY PICULELL 

DIRECTED BY JEFF ORLOWSKI-YANG  SARAH KEO

This film was made with generous support from:

Far Star Action Fund

Zarpet Family Foundation

Courtney Reum and Family

Perspective Fund

Heinz Family Foundation

Bloomberg Philanthropies

The Natalie Orfalea Foundation with Lou Buglioli

Lynda Weinman and Bruce Heavin

Julie Morris

March Fourth Productions