It is one of the most creative narratives ive seen used to combine fiction and nonfiction filmmaking elements. The age of stupid is a clever film that leaves to the viewer the ability to judge what is good and what is not, served in a fun and entertaining way which will not get you tired until you are watching it. The terrifying documentary about climate change the age of stupid is the most imaginative and dramatic assault on the institutional complacency shrouding the issue. Pay here to download to own the age of stupid as a high quality video file. Pete postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devastated. No one likes being preached to, which doesnt bode well for any film on climate change. If you havent seen the climate change film age of stupid, nows your chance to buy a screening licence online published. The age of stupid is more passionate, more emotionally charged than the al gorefronted an inconvenient truth 2006. Produced by creators of mclibel, and starring oscarnominated pete postlethwaite in the name of the father, brassed off as a man living alone in the devasted world of 2055, looking back at archive. The age of stupid is a film about climate change, but its not an inconvenient truth. 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. Think about foreign policy this film is a futuristic. The age of stupid is an ambitious film that arrived with a splash on 15th march 2009, with the guinness world recordwinning peoples premiere in londons leicester square. Download all yts the age of stupid movies torrents for free in 720p, 1080p, 4k and 3d quality.
This 2008 documentary is a fabulous piece of hybrid work that is already winning accolades in the uk. As the sydney opera house burns and the taj mahal lies in ruins, pete postlethwaite sits in the global archivesa digital. 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 film s hypothetical setting, effectively made the world uninhabitable by 2055. Oscarnominated pete postlethwaite in the name of the father, brassed off stars as a man living alone in the.
The age of stupid, like other activist documentaries, may face putdowns from those who find it insufficiently sophisticated or consensual. Its the year 2055 and the world has been ravaged by climate change. Oscarnominated pete postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devastated world 45 years from now. This website and its content is subject to our terms and conditions. The executive producer is john battsek the film is a dramadocumentaryanimation hybrid which stars pete postlethwaite as a man living alone in a devastated world of 2055, watching archival film and asking why didnt we stop climate change when we had the chance. In the film, pete postlethwaite stars and lives alone in the year 2055 in a distressed world ravaged immensely by climate change. 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. The age of stupid is a 90minute film about climate change, set in the future. Armstrong has also directed drowned out 2002 and the age of stupid 2009. The film states a problem, actually a set of problems. Snag films kicks off their summerfest with the age of stupid, a film from oscarnominated actor pete postlethwaite of the lost world. The film have strong green message, and i am 100% sure that ill watch.
Every week journeyman offers a brand new documentary, fresh out of the. With pete postlethwaite, jehangir wadia, alvin duvernay, layefa malini. Emily james, john battsek, lizzie gillett, peter armstrong. John battsek is a british producer and manager of the film department at passion pictures. London is underwater, sydney is on fire and nuclear war has turned india into a wasteland. Watch on ios, android, apple tv, roku, and chromecast. Housing every art work from every museum, every book ever written, every study ever produced and two pickled. The age of stupid is the new movie from director franny armstrong mclibel and producer john battsek one day in september. This study investigates the effects of the film on uk viewers attitudes and behaviour through a threestage survey. From the director of mclibel and starring pete postlethwaite, this bold, provocative film warns of the dire consequences of our failure to stop climate change.
Pete postlethwaite, jeh wadia, alvin duvernay, layefa. Choose your language and price based on whether youre rich or. Recognising the films unique contribution to independent filmmaking, the huffington post said that it represents the future of. Smallest size with best quality and fast downloads at. The age of stupid, a 2009 docudrama set in 2055, asks why didnt we save earth when we had the chance. The latest film on climate change attempts to provide 2020 hindsight while there is still time to act. Pete postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devastated future world of. London is underwater, sydney is on fire and nuclear war has turned india into a. On monday, sept 21 a new british film, the age of stupid, will have its global premiere. Watch the age of stupid online vimeo on demand on vimeo. The event used just 1% of co2 emissions in comparison with a normal film premiere and was satellitelinked to 61. The age of stupid centres on pete postlethwaite, the only actor in the film, who plays the keeper of the global archive, a huge storage facility built 800 km north of norway in what is now permanently icefree stormy northern seas. This film should make you think about policy and the environment on both domestic and international scales.
The film follows the fictional family, the stupids, with a last name synonymous with their behavior. Whereas the purpose of al gores 2006 box office hit was to shake us from our slumber of selfcomforting denial, stupid is designed to take hold of our heads and smash our faces repeatedly into a table until we get up and do things differently. The age of stupid impacts of climate change, catastrophic change. London is underwater, sydney is on fire and nuclear war has ravaged india. The age of stupid is a 2009 british documentary film directed by franny armstrong, with firsttime producer lizzie gillett. The story begins with patriarch stanley stupid believing sender from letters marked return to sender is a wicked man planning a conspiracy. In the us, the hip, youthoriented, dramadocumentaryanimation movie on climate change, oil, war, politics, consumerisim and human stupidity will launch from a solarpowered cinema tent in new york live to over 400 movie theaters across the country, timed for the day before the uns climate meeting on. Tes global ltd is registered in england company no 02017289 with its registered office. Armstrong began developing the idea in 2002 and began shooting in 2004. Why didnt we stop climate change when we had the chance. Stupid was first conceived by director franny armstrong as a documentary integrating themes of excessive consumption, war and climate change.
Franny armstrong, the director of the film, was at the hay festival last weekend, sharing the stage with climate change minister, ed miliband. One such case is the age of stupid a film that points its big pointy finger at the people of the world, and damns them for their stupidity. A future archivist looks at old footage from the year 2008 to understand why humankind failed to 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 stars oscarnominated pete postlethwaite in the name of. The age of stupid film the latest film on climate change attempts to provide 2020 hindsight while there is still time to act find, read and cite all the research. An archivist looks back at footage from 2008 to understand why humankind failed to stop this disaster. Oscarnominated pete postlethwaite in the name of the father, brassed off stars as a.
The age of stupid is a 90minute film about contemporary climate change, set in a future trying to understand how we let the situation deteriorate when we had so much information in front of us. The age of stupid 2009 the age of stupid 2009 user. A futuristic documentary drama animation hybrid film. The 2009 film age of stupid by franny armstrong is a futuristic environmental documentary highlighting climate change and its effects. The film the age of stupid depicts the world in 2055 devastated by climate change, combining this with documentary footage which illustrates many facets of the problems of climate change and fossilfuel dependency. 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. Lizzie gillet released in september, 2009 keywords. Jurassic park and the usual suspects fame plays an old man living in the devastated world of 2055 in this documentarydramaanimation hybrid from director franny armstrong and oscarwinning producer john battsek. New earth deal has also partnered with the environmental film the age of stupid to do a new earth deal tour of schools in england in september, explaining the climate change negotiation process and the need for a deal in copenhagen. The film is a dramadocumentaryanimation hybrid which stars pete postlethwaite as a man living alone in the devastated world of 2055, watching archival film and asking why didnt. What should be the international role of the us, in terms of energy and the environment.
It is a real wake up call on the need to act now to save the planet. The power of this shameless campaigning film is that it gives dates and deadlines. The age of stupid is a 2009 british documentary film directed by franny armstrong, with. This enormously ambitious dramadocumentaryanimation hybrid stars oscarnominated pete postlethwaite as an old man living in the devastated world of 2055, watching archive footage from. Rent the age of stupid 2008 on dvd and bluray netflix. From all ive seen on the internet so far, the age of stupid is an incredibly powerful.
Ten years after climate movie the age of stupid had its greencarpet. From the director of mclibel and starring pete postlethwaite, this provocative film warns of the dire consequences of our failure to stop climate change. The age of stupid is the new cinema documentary from the director of mclibel and the producer of the oscarwinning one day in september. We see an indian, who should have a red dot on his forehead, starting an airline and abusing the darker.
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