The Future Is Now!

The Future Is Now!

2011
1h 31m
10.0

10.0/10

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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?

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Burns Film Ltd. ONF | NFB
Production Countries
Canada
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date June 24, 2011
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt1592528

Cast

Paul Ahmarani
Paul Ahmarani

Man Of Today

Liane Balaban
Liane Balaban

Woman Of Tomorrow

Alain de Botton
Alain de Botton

The Philosopher

Shigeru Ban
Shigeru Ban

The Architect

Christian Bök
Christian Bök

The Poet

Marlene Dumas
Marlene Dumas

The Artist

Frances Dupuis-Déri
Frances Dupuis-Déri

The Anarchist

Rivka Galchen
Rivka Galchen

The Author

Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins

The Scientist

J. Craig Venter
J. Craig Venter

The Scientist

Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Sartre

The Existentialist

Dan Beirne
Dan Beirne

Young Man

Key Crew

Jim Brown
Director
Jim Brown
Writer
Gary Burns
Director
Gary Burns
Writer
Bonnie Thompson
Producer
Shirley Vercruysse
Producer
George Baptist
Producer

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