Movie Description
The Future Is Now!
(2011)Overview
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?
Featured Crew
- Director : Gary Burns,Jim Brown
- Producer : Shirley Vercruysse,George Baptist,Bonnie Thompson
- Writer : Jim Brown,Gary Burns
- Editor : Paul Mortimer
- Cast : Paul Ahmarani,Liane Balaban,Alain de Botton,Shigeru Ban,Christian Bök,Marlene Dumas,Frances Dupuis-Déri,Rivka Galchen,Richard Dawkins,J. Craig Venter,Jean-Paul Sartre,Dan Beirne,Elysa Chan,Vanessa Matsui
Cast
Man Of Today
Woman Of Tomorrow
The Philosopher
The Architect
The Poet
The Artist
The Anarchist
The Author
The Scientist
The Scientist
The Existentialist
Young Man
Receptionist
Grad Student Activist
Recommendations
Facts
Original TitleThe Future Is Now!
Status Released
Release Information
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2011-06-24
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 31m
Production CompaniesBurns Film Ltd.,ONF | NFB
