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Canary

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Canary

Released Sep 15, 2023

1h 44m

Documentary

Biography

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Witness the extraordinary life of Dr. Lonnie Thompson, an explorer who went where no scientist had gone before and transformed our idea of what is possible. Daring to seek Earth's history contained in glaciers atop the tallest mountains in the world, Lonnie found himself on the frontlines of climate change--his life's work evolving into a salvage mission to recover these priceless historical records before they disappear forever.

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Nicolas Rapold

New York Times

A documentary that patiently traces... groundbreaking efforts extracting ice cores from tropical mountaintops.

Sep 14, 2023

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Sarah Vincent

InBetweenDrafts

The journey of Thompson’s life is a riveting, inspiring every-man story. The humble underdog transforms into an adventurer visionary and improbable pillar of the scientific community.

Rated: 7.5/10

Oct 16, 2023

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Emily DuGranrut

In Review Online

If Canary’s goal is to make action on climate change move from the impossible to possible, the directors did right in their selection of subject, but the unimaginative presentation of both the personal and political fails Thompson and his cause.

Sep 19, 2023

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Frank Swietek

One Guy's Opinion

As a work of environmental activism, “Canary” is sober and somewhat slow-moving but insistent, and in Thompson it has a protagonist it’s impossible not to like and root for.

Rated: B

Sep 16, 2023

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

... best when it dials back the rhetoric and focuses on its fascinating subject and his important work on behalf of the planet.

Sep 15, 2023

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Mark Dujsik

Mark Reviews Movies

The film becomes a tricky balancing act, in that it's simultaneously a straightforward biography and piece of considered advocacy.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 14, 2023

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Roger S

A riveting review of one determined man's quest--against all odds--to collect the data needed to prove what is happening to our one precious climate!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/17/24

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Yona P

A beautiful and educational film! The cinematography is absolutely stunning and the storytelling is superb. Dr Lonnie Thompson is such an interesting and inspiring person! Plus, the science is presented in an understandable way, but not dumbed down. It explains the urgency behind addressing climate change but also offers hope. A must see for everyone!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/01/24

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BG R

I've seen this film 3 times.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/07/24

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Tal R

One of the best documentary films I have ever seen!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/15/24

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Lido B

This is a fantastic film!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/27/23

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Gregory S

Canary is an amazing true story that takes you in a journey of Lonnie Thompson's life research as a geo scientist in the field glacial core climatology analysis which revealed the very sad truth of the evidence in spike of glaciers melting caused by global warming and the industrial revolution.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/26/23

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Danny O'Malley

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Alex Rivest

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Lonnie Thompson

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Ellen Mosley-Thompson

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Adam Paul Smith

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Devin Whetstone

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Synopsis

Witness the extraordinary life of Dr. Lonnie Thompson, an explorer who went where no scientist had gone before and transformed our idea of what is possible. Daring to seek Earth's history contained in glaciers atop the tallest mountains in the world, Lonnie found himself on the frontlines of climate change--his life's work evolving into a salvage mission to recover these priceless historical records before they disappear forever.

Director: Danny O'Malley, Alex Rivest
Producer: Adam Paul Smith
Distributor: Oscilloscope Laboratories
Production Co: End of The Road Films, Oscilloscope Laboratories, Act 4 Entertainment, Boardwalk Pictures, APU Productions
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 15, 2023, Limited
Runtime: 1h 44m

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