The world's glaciers, the natural reservoirs for 75 percent of our fresh water, are melting at an unprecedented rate. Starting out from the stunningly beautiful Alberta ice fields near her home, this first-time filmmaker moves outward to create a national and international portrait of a crisis already in effect: millions are dying every year for lack of access to safe water. Activists and scientists connect the dots between climate change, global politics and pollution, forecasting a worldwide disaster and making an urgent call for protection and conservation