The Future Is Now! - 2011

A journalist meets “Man of Today” who, while a responsible citizen, is disengaged from greater society. He believes once he’s dead nothing more matters. As an experiment to see if she can turn his pessimistic view around, the journalist sends him on a journey of enlightenment to prove that the future does matter. Travelling the globe, he finds himself in surprising encounters with great minds in the arts and sciences. Starting with an unexpected poetry reading and conversation with experimental poet Christian Bök, Man of Today engages with architect Shigeru Ban, activist Francis Dupuis-Déri, philosopher Alain de Botton, artist Marlene Dumas, novelist Rivka Galchen, leading scientists and a ghost. Will the journalist succeed in turning a cynic into an optimist? Will it matter? What can one person do?

91min
2011
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Foto de perfil de Paul AhmaraniPaul AhmaraniMan Of Today
Foto de perfil de Liane BalabanLiane BalabanWoman Of Tomorrow
Foto de perfil de Alain de BottonAlain de BottonThe Philosopher
Foto de perfil de Richard DawkinsRichard DawkinsThe Scientist
Foto de perfil de Jean-Paul SartreJean-Paul SartreThe Existentialist
Foto de perfil de Dan BeirneDan BeirneYoung Man
Foto de perfil de Vanessa MatsuiVanessa MatsuiGrad Student Activist

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A journalist meets “Man of Today” who, while a responsible citizen, is disengaged from greater society. He believes once he’s dead nothing more matters. As an experiment to see if she can turn his pessimistic view around, the journalist sends him on a journey of enlightenment to prove that the future does matter. Travelling the globe, he finds himself in surprising encounters with great minds in the arts and sciences. Starting with an unexpected poetry reading and conversation with experimental poet Christian Bök, Man of Today engages with architect Shigeru Ban, activist Francis Dupuis-Déri, philosopher Alain de Botton, artist Marlene Dumas, novelist Rivka Galchen, leading scientists and a ghost. Will the journalist succeed in turning a cynic into an optimist? Will it matter? What can one person do?

Duração: 91min

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Título Original: The Future Is Now!
Idioma Original: Inglês
Dirigido Por: Gary Burns
Produtoras
Burns Film Ltd.ONF | NFB