Don't miss our finale outdoor film event of the summer... on ROSE ISLAND! As part of our ongoing Green Screen program, we present to you the eye-opening and moving environmental documentary...
CHASING ICE
as part of newportFILM's 2012 Outdoor Sunset Series presented by KIRBY PERKINS CONSTRUCTION & as part of our ongoing Green Screen program made possible by the van Beuren Charitable Foundation
http://www.newportfilm.com/films/chasing-ice
Friday, September 7
Rose Island
*Aquidneck Ferry will provide FREE ferry service to & from the island - pick-up/drop-off locations & times TBA, check back at www.newportFILM.com*
Film begins at sunset (approx. 7:15pm)
Donation: $5/person
Watch trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-hvbvPMyjg&feature=player_embedded
“This is the most important film of the year.”
– Chris Columbus, Director and Producer
In the spring of 2005, National Geographic photographer James Balog headed to the arctic on a tricky assignment: 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 and a cynic about the nature of academic research. 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. Within months of that first trip to Iceland, the photographer conceived the boldest expedition of his life: The Extreme Ice Survey. 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.
SCREENING NOTES:
-Rain Venue: Casino Theater, 9 Freebody Street
-Aquidneck Ferry will provide free ferry service to and from the island - pick-up/drop-off locations & times TBA, check back at www.newportFILM.com
-Bring a picnic, chairs, blankets & whatever you need to be comfortable
-Bring a reusable water bottle! Crystal Spring will provide a free water station
For details of this event: http://www.newportfilm.com/films/chasing-ice
For more details of upcoming film events: www.newportFILM.com
