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The Human Element

6.520181h 16mMovieDocumentary

For 35 years, Boulder-based photographer James Balog (Chasing Ice) has broken new conceptual and artistic ground on one of the most important issues of our era: human modification of our planet’s natural systems. Now, feeling an urgent…

DirectorMatthew Testa
WritersJames Balog·Lyman Smith
ProducersJames Balog·Olivia Ahnemann

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Availability shown for Canada · rights vary by country

Cast · Directed by Matthew Testa

JB
James Balog
Self

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