Review by Morning.star
Really, really, really, really, good! Just about the best, most understandable overview of the question I've come across. Kudos!
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| Title Statement | Surviving progress: Survive au progrés / [DVD] = An Alliance Films release ; Cinémaginaire Inc. and Big Picture Media Corporation in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada ; Producers, Daniel Louis, Denise Robert ; Director, Mathieu Roy ; written by Mathieu Roy and Harold Crooks. |
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| Alternative Title(s) | Survive au progrés |
| Additional Contributors | Roy, Mathieu |
| Hawking, S. W.(Stephen W.) | |
| Atwood, Margaret,1939- | |
| Goodall, Jane,1934- | |
| Wright, Ronald | |
| Publication | Montréal: Distributed by Alliance Films, 2012. |
| Extent of Item | 1 videodisc (86 min.) |
| ISBN | (v.r.) |
| Standard Number (UPC, etc.) | 065935580645 |
| Other Number | 2391470 |
| General Notes | DVD. Disc label title. Originally released in 2011. Widescreen version. Inspired by the best-seller from Ronald Wright "A short history of progress". Special features include: Introduction by Martin Scorsese at New York Premiere, round table discussion with film-makers, Extended interviews with Jane Goodall, Ronald Wright, MIchael Hudson & Jim Thomas, portrait gallery, filmmaker and producer biographies. Bilingual packaging (reversible English/French) |
| Performance Credits | Featuring, Stephen Hawking, Margaret Atwood, Jane Goodall, David Suzuki, Craig Venter. |
| Audience & Ratings | CHV rating: G. Classement de la Régie du cinéma Québec: G. |
| Languages | SDH (Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) |
| System Details | DVD, Dolby 5.1 surround stereo. |
| Terms of Use | For home use only. |
| Summary | Technological advancement, economic development, population increase - are they signs of a thriving society, or too much of a good thing? Executive produced by Martin Scorsese, 'Surviving Progress' is a provocative documentary that explores the concept of progress in the modern world, guiding through the major 'progress traps' facing civilization in the arenas of technology, economics, consumption, and the environment. |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | Progress |
| Technology and civilization | |
| Technological innovations | |
| Progress--Environmental aspects | |
| Progress--Economic aspects | |
| Progress--History | |
| Civilization--History | |
| Environmental degradation | |
| Civilization--21st century | |
| By Genre | Documentary films |
| Films for the hearing impaired | |
