Surviving progress
(Express DVD)
Contributors
Roy, Mathieu, director.
Crooks, Harold director
Louis, Daniel, 1953- producer.
Robert, Denise, producer.
Hawking, S. W. interviewee (expression)
Crooks, Harold director
Louis, Daniel, 1953- producer.
Robert, Denise, producer.
Hawking, S. W. interviewee (expression)
Published
[New York] : First Run Features, [2012].
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Quince Orchard - DVDs
DVD 791.4372 SUR
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DVD 791.4372 SUR
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Published
[New York] : First Run Features, [2012].
Format
Express DVD
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
UPC
720229914994
Notes
General Note
Documentary.
General Note
"Inspired from the best-seller A short history of progress by Ronald Wright"--Container.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2011.
General Note
Bonus materials: Introduction by Martin Scorsese at New York Premiere; Extended interviews with Jane Goodall, Ronald Wright, Michael Hudson and Jim Thomas; Round table discussion with filmmakers at Montreal Int. Documentary Festival.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Mario Janelle ; editor, Louis-Martin Paradis.
Participants/Performers
Featuring, Stephen Hawking, Margaret Atwood, Jane Goodall, Michael Hudson, David Suzuki, Craig Venter.
Description
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.
System Details
DVD; NTSC; widescreen presentation.
Language
Closed captioned.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Progress -- Economic aspects.
Progress -- Environmental aspects.
Progress.
Science and civilization.
Science films.
Social problem films.
Technological innovations -- Economic aspects.
Technological innovations -- Social aspects.
Technology and civilization.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Progress -- Economic aspects.
Progress -- Environmental aspects.
Progress.
Science and civilization.
Science films.
Social problem films.
Technological innovations -- Economic aspects.
Technological innovations -- Social aspects.
Technology and civilization.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Other Subjects
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