Portrait of a world destined to disappear

The glacier is dying. Like so many others throughout the world, seventy years has seen it lose a third of its majesty. A death throe lasting millennia which wipes away an entire world drop by drop, and leaves a new one in its place. These drops have been carving out the world which surrounds us since time began. They created the Alps, and all the mountain ranges on the planet. They gave us the waterfalls and the caves. They are the springs of life which provide our most essential resource: water. But they are also a source of death and destruction. Their power causes landslides of uncontrollable force.

Ely Riva, a photographer from Italian Switzerland who has spent years documenting man's relationship with nature, sets off on a solitary journey to discover this new world created by the ice sculptor. The protagonist is the Basodino glacier which, at 3272 metres (10738 feet) above sea level, dominates the Alpine foothills. A week-long trek of discovery and sensation, immersed in the unpredictability of nature.

a film by Alberto Meroni

with Ely Riva and Fosco Spinedi - produced by Villi Hermann, Imagofilm Lugano

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