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The Future Is Now!

06/24/2011

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1hr 31min

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STORY

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?

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Paul Ahmarani
  • Liane Balaban
  • Alain de Botton
  • Shigeru Ban
  • Christian Bök

    Director

  • Gary Burns

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Burns Film Ltd.
  • ONF | NFB

    Production Countries

  • Canada

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Paul Ahmarani

Man Of Today

Liane Balaban

Woman Of Tomorrow

Alain de Botton

The Philosopher

Shigeru Ban

The Architect

Christian Bök

The Poet

Marlene Dumas

The Artist

Frances Dupuis-Déri

The Anarchist

Rivka Galchen

The Author

Richard Dawkins

The Scientist

J. Craig Venter

The Scientist

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