1956: A team of explorers documents the disappearance of the world's glaciers. Tools: Ice axes, crampons, and ingenuity. 2006: Conrad Anker, one of the world's most renowned mountain & ice climbers, brings news of the accelerating impacts of climate change straight from the front lines. Tools: Ice-axes, crampons, and ingenuity. Though we're now collecting data via satellite and analyzing by quantum computer, what have we really learned about Earth as an ecosystem over the past half-century? How will we apply it in the next half-century? This film is about learning from experience and passing that experience on to the next generation. It is our world to make. In 2056, what will be our legacy? A Film by: Eric Bendick Cinematography by: Randy Wimberg Rick Smith Ryan Maneri Mark Seacat Sound Recorded by: Jefferson Beck Music: "Finally (guitar mix)" courtesy of hc7 Attribution Non-Commercial "Like Ani (guitar mix)" courtesy of hc7 Attribution Non-Commerical "Cornelius" Wataridori courtesy of 3D Corporation Ltd. Attribution Sample-Plus Visualizations By: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio Additional footage under protection of Creative Commons provided by: "Our Shrinking World" (1946) Young America Films "Science In Action" (1956) California Academy of Sciences Special Thanks: Conrad Anker