Surviving Progress
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Call Number: DVD 303.44 Su
On Shelf At: Downtown Library
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Originally released in 2011.
Title from web and sell sheet.
Release date: Sep. 25, 2012.
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.
Featuring, Stephen Hawking, Margaret Atwood, Jane Goodall, David Suzuki, Craig Venter.
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.
DVD, all regions, NTSC, widescreen.
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LANGUAGE OPTIONS
Closed-captioned.
PUBLISHED
[United States] : First Run Features, [2012]
Year Published: 2012
Description: 1 videodisc (86 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Rated: NR
Format: DVD
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Roy, Mathieu.
Crooks, Harold.
Hawking, Stephen, 1942-
Atwood, Margaret Eleanor, 1939-
Goodall, Jane, 1934-
Suzuki, David T., 1936-
Venter, J. Craig.
First-Run Features (Firm)
SUBJECTS
Progress.
Technological innovations.
Progress -- Environmental aspects.
Progress -- Economic aspects.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary films.