Over this past weekend, I watched the documentary The Age of Stupid. All I can say is everyone should see this film! I found it so incredibly inspiring. It made me look at my life, with my trivial worries and my countless material belongings, and truly want to change. It genuinely put things into perspective for me. All at once, I saw the many subtle ways that our society brainwashes us into unnatural patterns of thinking and acting. I realized that I needed to make greater efforts as an individual. At the same time, I also recognized how difficult that was going to be. But I think this film provides enough of an incentive to keep me from losing sight of the bigger picture...
Essentially, The Age of Stupid conveys the immense significance of climate change through a montage of video clips, narrations, and interviews. The film emphasizes that our current actions and decisions are critical for the future of our species and our planet, and implores that as a global community, we take immediate responsibility and make immediate change. Otherwise, it will be too late.
I’ve copied a short synopsis below, but I urge you all to visit these websites and check it out for yourselves!
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The Age of Stupid
'Not Stupid' Action Campaign
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The Age of Stupid is a 2008 film by Director Franny Armstrong (McLibel, Drowned Out) and first-time producer Lizzie Gillett. It is a co-production between Franny's company Spanner Films and Executive Producer John Battsek's (One Day In September) company Passion Pictures.
Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devastated future world of 2055, looking at old footage from 2008 and asking: why didn’t we stop climate change when we had the chance?
The production was notable for its innovative crowd-funding financing model, as well as its use of the Indie Screenings distribution system, which allows anyone anywhere to screen the film. The full story of the production of the film is told in the 50-minute “Making Of” documentary, which is free to watch online and also available on the double-pack DVD.
The film was released in 2009 and became one of the most talked-about films of the year. It also spawned the hugely successful 10:10 campaign.
The Age of Stupid was shot by Franny Armstrong (camera) and producer Lizzie Gillett (sound) over three years in seven countries over several continents. It follows seven documentary characters, including British windfarmer Piers Guy; Indian airline boss Jeh Wadia; Nigerian medical student Layefa Malemi; French mountain guide Fernand Pareau; Iraqi refugee kids Jamila and Adnan; and New Orleans Shell paleontologists Alvin Duvernay.
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