Ten years after climate movie the age of stupid had its greencarpet, solarpowered premiere, we follow its director as she revisits people and. For only one more week as a part of our summerfest online film festival, the award winning documentary film the age of stupid will be available to watch for free at or to embed into your website. It is well made, and the inclusion of pete postlethwaite as a future archivist looking back on this time period gives the film an entertaining edge lacking in similar documentaries. Director franny armstrong filming planes landing at the airport from a vantage point inside mumbais biggest slum.
Oscarnominated pete postlethwaite in the name of the father. Ten years after climate movie the age of stupid had its greencarpet, solarpowered premiere, we follow its director as she revisits people and places from the film and asks. Armstrong began developing the idea in 2002 and began shooting in 2004. Recognising the films unique contribution to independent filmmaking, the huffington post said that it represents the future of. The age of stupid is more passionate, more emotionally charged than the al gorefronted an inconvenient truth 2006. London is underwater, sydney is on fire and nuclear war has ravaged india. The age of stupid is the first independent film to do this on a global level. More episodes coming soon exclusively on prime instant video. And also the day of the first ever global schools strike. Thom yorke performs reckoner live via satellite for the age of stupid film premiere 092109. They are at the extreme end of the projections, but still plausible, and very real changes are already taking place in our environment. An archivist looks back at old footage from the year 2008 to understand why humankind. Oscarnominated actor pete postlewaite stars in this cautionary look at our changing climate, and what could become of our world should we continue to ignore. The film is a dramadocumentaryanimation hybrid which stars pete postlethwaite as a man living alone in a devastated world of 2055.
Set in the future, viewers are taken on a journey back into the past to examine the. The age of stupid oddly falls between either of these approaches. The question it poses to us is why we failed even though the disastrous results of our failure were clearly predictable. The climate blockbuster from mclibel director franny armstrong starring pete postlethwaite as a man living alone in the devastated world of 2055, asking. Grierson awards jury adding a touch of scifi showmanship to its sounding the alarm on climate change. The age of stupid on dvd august 24, 2010 starring pete postlethwaite.
According to greenpeace media campaigner jp agcaoili, the documentary is called age of stupid because some lines in the film discuss the events leading up to 2055, when humanity generally knew what it was doing wrong to the climate but did not stop it when they still had a chance. As the sydney opera house burns and the taj mahal lies in ruins, pete. With luke wilson, maya rudolph, dax shepard, terry crews. The age of stupid is a dramadocumentary film about climate change. London is underwater, sydney is on fire and nuclear war has turned india into a wasteland. The age of stupid 2009 stream and watch online moviefone.
The age of stupid a smart response to climate change. Her next mission is to show the age of stupid to 250 million people around the world, through cinemas, tv, dvd sales and screenings at schools and community centres. The age of stupid is the new fouryear epic from mclibel director franny armstrong. Blurring the boundary between scifi and documentary, franny armstrongs the age of stupid peers back in time from a climate crisiswracked 2055 to lament our current inaction on the mother of. She already has the interest of men such as kofi annan, prince charles, ed miliband and the president of the maldives. A future archivist looks at old footage from the year 2008. Stupid was first conceived by director franny armstrong as a documentary integrating themes of excessive consumption, war and climate change. An archivist looks back at footage from 2008 to understand why humankind failed to stop this disaster. Its the year 2055 and the world has been ravaged by climate change.
The problem with the age of stupid is that it has is that it has a strong thesis and one that most people who are reasonably informed about the world are aware of even if they do not agree with it. Xan brooks looks at how gavin and staceys james corden and mathew horne camp it up for lesbian vampire killers, contemplates the end of the world with the eco dramadocumentary the age of stupid. Everything you need to know about the age of stupid movie. Theatrical because independent filmmakers like to say that they had a theatrical release. This film stars an archivist, pete postlethwaite, who is living alone in the year 2055 on a very devastating earth. Rent the age of stupid 2008 starring pete postlethwaite and piers guy on dvd and bluray. A future archivist looks at old footage from the year 2008 to understand why humankind failed to address climate change. Pay here to download to own the age of stupid as a high quality video file. The age of stupid is one of a large number of 21stcentury documentary films sounding the alarm bell for climate change. The age of stupid is a tragically uneven documentary about global warming that fails, but not for want of trying. It takes an intriguing approach by looking back from 2055 where an archivist.
John battsek is a british producer and manager of the film department at passion pictures. They also have a quote from richard betts on their website. The age of stupid is a 2009 british documentary film directed by franny armstrong, with firsttime producer lizzie gillett. The age of stupid campaign was uniquely ambitious, dynamic and farreaching. In this film, his main aim is to try to understand why mankind did not address climate change. Choose your language and price based on whether youre rich or poor below, pay by credit card via paypal and then, once your payment has been accepted, you will be emailed a download link which is valid for 24 hours.
The age of stupid is a powerful and unforgettable film that leaves you honor bound to force governments to take action and that the judges recommend everybody must see. If you like the age of stupid you might like similar movies the yes men fix the world, food, inc. Ten years after climate movie the age of stupid had its greencarpet, solar powered premiere, we follow its director as she revisits people and. The age of stupid is a 90minute film about climate change, set in the future.
With ten oscar nominations, sam mendes 1917 is a technical marvel. Watch the age of stupid 2008 full movie free online. With pete postlethwaite, jehangir wadia, alvin duvernay, layefa malini. We explore how he made the film look like one epic shot. Ten years after climate movie the age of stupid had its greencarpet, solarpowered premiere, we follow its director as she revisits people and places from t. The age of stupid, like other activist documentaries, may face putdowns from those who find it insufficiently sophisticated or consensual. The age of stupid approaches the whole issue from the other end, by framing its documentary footage with the scenario that its too late, that weve already failed to save ourselves. Armstrong has also directed drowned out 2002 and the age of stupid 2009.
Watch the age of stupid free online the makers of this scifi ecofilm are letting you watch the movie free until the polls close in the u. However, this documentary, the age of stupid, makes a compelling case for how things are not being done to mitigate climate disruption, and how things are not being done to support the renewable. By zoe cormier published november 1st, 2009 issue 76, winter 2009 comments. A character referred to this time as the age of stupid. When the film was released it garnered huge publicity, which in turn created wide ranging public awareness around the issues it conveyed, including the front page of the new york times, a vogue feature and a debate on bbc newsnigh. The changes to our climate depicted by the age of stupid are certainly not science fiction. Rent the age of stupid 2008 on dvd and bluray netflix. This new film by the team behind the age of stupid is released on 15th march 2019 ten years to the day since age of stupid launched at its greencarpet, solarpowered premiere.
L ooking back from the vantage point of a devastated, cgcrafted future, franny armstrongs cautionary climatechange tale the age of stupid outlines the present day ills that, in the films hypothetical setting, effectively made the world uninhabitable by 2055. Released may 11th, 2009, the age of stupid stars alvin duvernay, piers guy, layefa malini, fernand pareau the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 29 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. The age of stupid stars oscarnominated pete postlethwaite in the name of the father, the usual suspects, brassed off as a man living in the devastated. It is a real wake up call on the need to act now to save the planet. The age of stupid, a 2009 docudrama set in 2055, asks why didnt we save earth when we had the chance.
If we dont keep the wheels of scientific and educational progress rollingor, alternatively, if we dont return to the golden age when people knew how to thinkthe human race. Robert blossom sadly passed away on july 11, 2011 aged 87 2626 after starring as kevins scaryneighborturnedfriend in home alone, robert blossom continued acting throughout the 90s in movies including doc hollywood and the quick and the dead until he. He muses sorrowfully on how humankind could have been so stupid, ignoring the environmental warning signs. I recommend that you watch it before the climate negotiations in copenhagen this december, because it will inspire you to take action and to push for a real and very ambitious deal. Eight strangers are thrown together by mysterious forces and must help each other survive in a violent world that defies explanation. Private joe bauers, the definition of average american, is selected by the pentagon to be the guinea pig for a topsecret hibernation program. What the cast of home alone are up to 25 years later. He discovers a society so incredibly dumbed down that hes easily the most intelligent person alive.