Age of Stupid, The

Synopsis

Pete Postlewaite stars in this cautionary look at our changing climate, and what could become of our world should we continue to ignore the warning signs and not stop global warming while we still have the chance. The year is 2055, and in a world devastated by mankind’s lack of foresight, one lone soul (Postlewaite) seeks the answer to why we let our planet fall to ruin. Looking over archive footage from the year 2007, he sees everyone talking about the damaging effects of global warming, but no one bothering to take the action required to reverse the troubling trend. The film weaves together five stories - of a Nigerian woman, two Iraqi children, a New Orleans resident, a French mountain guide and an Indian budget airline entrepreneur - into a compelling case of just where we are now in human history.

Pack includes more than six hours of extras including a 50-minute ‘Making Of’ documentary which covers the film’s six-year history, animation techniques, ‘crowd-funding’ model and ‘indie distribution’; 31 language versions; action pack.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2009

Year of production

2009

Notes

NB If purchased direct online from Spanner, the filmmakers receive a larger proportion of the purchase price.
Broadcast on BBC4 on 14/12/2009 in the Storyville slot. The ‘Making Of’ documentary is streamed free from The Guardian website http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/mar/02/the-age-of-stupid-documentary

Documentation

Further information on the film’s website http://www.ageofstupid.net/

Subjects

Energy; Environmental science

Keywords

campaigning films; climate change; independent film

Credits

Director

Franny Armstrong

Contributor

Pete Postlethwaite

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 0 PAL

Price

£19.99 (retail) £14.00 Spanner direct

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

92 minutes

Year

2009

Production Company

Name

Spanner Films

Contact

Franny Armstrong

Email

greetings@spannerfilms.net

Web

http://www.spannerfilms.net/ External site opens in new window

Address

Camden
London
WC1N 3XX

Distributor

Name

Good Screenings

Email

help@goodscreenings.org

Web

http://www.goodscreenings.org/ External site opens in new window

Notes

Good Screenings, a joint venture between the Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation and director Franny Armstrong, has a growing collection of social justice documentaries available for licensing for public screenings, with the fee automatically calculated from a sliding scale. The films can then be used at fundraising events.