Surviving progress
Languages
Closed-captioned.
Performers
Featuring: Margaret Atwood, Jane Goodall, Stephen Hawking, Michael Hudson, Craig Venter.
Publication Information
[New York] : First Run Features, [2012]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
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, this documentary explores the concept of progress in the modern world, guiding the viewer through the major "progress traps" facing civilization in the arenas of technology, economics, consumption, and the environment.
Notes
Title from container.
Inspired by the best-seller "A short history of progress" by Ronald Wright.
Originally released as a documentary in 2011.
Bonus materials: introduction by Martin Scorsese at New York Premiere ; extended interviews with Jane Goodall, Ronald Wright, Michael Hudson & Jim Thomas ; round table discussion with filmmakers at Montreal Int. Documentary Festival.