Ice
Global warming makes ice one of Earth’s dwindling resources. Each of us can reduce our contribution to climate change.
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Jonathan SproutDirector
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Rodney WhittenbergDirectorco-producer of Caregivers, Emmy Award winner
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Jonathan SproutKey Cast
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Jonathan SproutWriterGrammy nomination
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Jonathan SproutProducer
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Project Type:Documentary, Experimental, Music Video, Short
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Genres:New Age Documentary
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Runtime:5 minutes 12 seconds
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Completion Date:December 1, 2019
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Production Budget:4,000 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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PennEnvironment Climate Crisis EventElkins Park, PA
United States
November 16, 2019
North American Premiers
Official Selection -
Venice Film AwardsVenice
Italy
Official Selection -
Florence Film AwardsFlorence
Italy
October 5, 2020
Finalist -
Nature Without Borders International Film FestivalNassau, DE
United States
December 6, 2020
Award Winner -
Milan Gold AwardsMilan
Italy
October 5, 2020
Selected -
DUMBO Film AwardsNew York
United States
June 9, 2021
Semi Finalist
JONATHAN SPROUT
Since his first professional appearance in 1972, Jonathan Sprout has recorded 12 albums, performed more than 6,500 concerts (including 5,500 children’s concerts), and taught more than 800 songwriting workshops throughout the United States. His songs have appeared on several internationally released compilation albums.
Jonathan’s seventh release, American Heroes, won critical acclaim for its groundbreaking contribution to the field of educational children’s music in 1996. Three American Heroes sequels followed in 2000, 2009, and 2014. The series has earned a remarkable 26 national awards, including a GRAMMY® nomination for Best Children’s Album, several NAPPA Awards, several Parents’ Choice awards, two Film Advisory Board of Excellence awards, a Family Choice Award™, Dr. Toy One of the 10 Best Audio/Video/CD/DVDs, Academics' Choice Award, KIDS FIRST! Award, Tillywig Brainchild Award, Dove Foundation Seal, Mom's Choice Awards® Gold, Creative Child Magazine Award, Santa’s Choice Award, National Parenting Center Award, and a Global Music Award Bronze Medal.
Inspired by the heroes he has been writing, performing and recording about for more than 20 years, Jonathan founded
Force For Good in 2016. Force For Good provides uplifting compositions and character-driven messages to unify, inspire, and energize people to engage in responsible civic duties. Force For Good’s song videos compassionately and intelligently address important issues like sensible gun control, immigration reform, solar and wind energy, hunger and homelessness, celebrating and protecting the environment, and many others.
RODNEY WHITTENBERG
Rodney Whittenberg is an Emmy Award winning composer and Emmy-nominated filmmaker for Outstanding Documentary. From a young age he’s had four passions: music/sound, film/television, technology, and education. Rodney’s deep sense of faith has called him on a lifelong quest to integrate these passions into his art. In his late 20s he directed the non-profit Banner Project, an educational anti-drug program that emphasized nonviolence, and witnessed the power of music and arts to heal and transform communities.
In the early 1990s, Rodney created Melodyvision, a production and consulting company, to serve as a platform for his original audio and visual creations and a vehicle to help others achieve their artistic visions. In 2016, he produced We Stood Up, an audio CD of original songs, poetry and interviews with civil rights leaders. In 2018, he co-produced Caregivers, a film about the people who help the helpers that was nominated for an Outstanding Documentary Emmy.
From his numerous projects as a children’s music producer and composer to his award winning Voices of Ages, a feature documentary about the first intergenerational choir, Rodney makes art to heal, empower, and transform.
Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in the late 1700s, humans have put lots of carbon in the air and cut down lots of trees. This has significantly impacted Earth’s climates, resources, biodiversity, and extreme weather events.
Scientific evidence indicates that human activities like the burning of fossil fuels have recently led to 17 of the 18 warmest years on record. Ice is one of the casualties. Glaciers are retreating. Greenland and Antarctica are each losing no less than 36 cubic miles of ice every year. The melt has a global affect, already harming communities and wildlife.
Many things in nature are out of our control and can’t be changed. But human impact can be changed. Each one of us can help … by reducing our carbon footprint. Taking action now is smarter than waiting until costly, irreversible climate change happens.
We need to act to preserve Earth’s precious ice.