WHat we do
Metamorph Films is a production company based out of Sacramento, California, specializing in documentaries and lyrical music videos. We have extensive experience working in every biome on the planet from the Arctic to the Antarctic, from tropical forests and rivers to ice fields. Metamorph's work has featured on BBC, Discovery Channel, National Geographic, PBS, and NPR, as well as museums, art galleries and prestigious film festivals worldwide. We specialize in creative, thoughtful productions for streaming and theatrical release. Please contact us for more information.
Company Director: Kathy Kasic
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kathy@metamorphfilms.com
THE MEMORY OF DARKNESS, LIGHT, AND ICE
Our most recent film won Best Documentary!
The Memory of Darkness, Light, and Ice is a 56-minute documentary about the discovery of a long-lost sediment core, taken from the depths of a Cold War-era covert military base. This forgotten core unlocks crucial clues and reveals a time when the Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS) was gone, and completely transforms our previous understanding of the stability of the ice sheet. The film follows an international science team’s research over three years (2021-2024), with depictions of the stunning high Arctic, the never-ending deep field of the Greenland Ice Sheet, and novel science across the US and Europe. The research itself has enjoyed world-wide success and is detailed in a comprehensive paper in Science.
Awarded Best Professional Documentary Feature at the Raw Science Film Festival in NYC, October 2024
FEATURED WORK
This sensory vérité documentary follows an international team of scientists who venture into the virtually unknown interior of Antarctica to explore a lake buried 3,600 feet beneath the ice, unlocking clues about our planet’s climatic history and the life in this extreme environment. As they struggle against the ferocity of the ice and wind, they consider how our relationship with nature – and with one another — will impact humanity’s future and the future of all life on our rapidly changing planet.
Streaming on Curiosity Stream, iTunes, Amazon, Vudu and other platforms.
Kathy Kasic was a location director for four stories in the series, Earth Shot: Repairing Our Planet. The Earthshot Prize is intended to look forward to solutions for a brighter future on Planet Earth. Joined by Sir David Attenborough, Prince William investigates the five missions of the award and introduces the finalists for its first ever year.
The EarthShot Series also features Dani Alves, Shakira Mebarak, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Naoko Yamazaki and Christiana Figueres.
Streaming on Discovery+ and BBC.
Composer and pianist Julien Brocal shares an introspective and hopeful perspective on nature, art, and human connection. In collaboration with violinist Caroline Goulding, the two bring his philosophy to life through music. This film is a contemplative piece about the artistic process, filmed at Tippet Rise Art Center.
Selected Screenings:
Fine Arts Film Festival (Best Documentary)
Portland Art Museum
Rubicon Classics
Google Arts and Culture Collection
