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202443 minPGdocumentary

8.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Ice Breath

202443 minPGdocumentary

8.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Significant iceberg melting along Greenland's East coast occurred from 2015 to 2023, as captured in striking black-and-white visuals.

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Leonard Gabriel Alecu

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Significant iceberg melting along Greenland's East coast occurred from 2015 to 2023, as captured in striking black-and-white visuals.

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Greenland's East coast reveals a stark transformation as icebergs melt into the ocean. Filmmaker Leonard Alecu captures this phenomenon from 2015 to 2023 through striking black-and-white visuals. The film features John Luther Adams' Pulitzer Prize-winning composition Become Ocean, which complements the imagery. Ice Breath addresses the urgent issues of rising sea levels and climate change, merging visual artistry with environmental themes in a 43-minute experimental format.

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