Photos by @ciriljazbec | Swiss glaciologist (and amateur violinist) Felix Keller, who grew up near the Morteratsch Glacier, has a plan to stop its retreat. “People say this is completely nuts,” he admits. “Maybe they’re right.”
Keller’s plan is to recycle glacial meltwater into snow. His team has tested a prototype of one of the “snow cables” that, hanging over the glacier, would shower it with 30 feet of snow annually.
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On Earth day today I want to share a very special and personal project. A trailer for my very first short documentary film Saving Glaciers!
It was such a beautiful journey to work on this film with cinematographer @maticek over several trips to the Swiss Alps. The film follows dr. Felix Keller who is on a mission to save the inevitable melting of glaciers in the Alps.
I met Felix for the first time on my @natgeo assignment in the Himalayas and he invited me to visit him in Switzerland to learn more about his scientific work.
Please watch the trailer at let me know your thoughts. It is now being selected and submitted to the festivals around the world. Stay tuned!
Also thanks for great work on this film to the rest of a dream team. Editor @angeloraaijmakers , sound designer @medvedovm , colorist @maticprusnik , production assistants @joris.keller , @klemen_skubic , @stefangrasic , @gian.luck , @chantal_hirt , @tentfilm , @katarinajaz , @ajduush .
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