™The Future Is Now!
From Burns Film Ltd. · ONF | NFB
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A journalist meets “Man of Today” who, while a responsible citizen, is disengaged from greater society. He believes once he’s dead nothing more matters. As an experiment to see if she can turn his pessimistic view around, the journalist sends him on a journey of enlightenment to prove that the future does matter. Travelling the globe, he finds himself in surprising encounters with great minds in the arts and sciences. Starting with an unexpected poetry reading and conversation with experimental poet Christian Bök, Man of Today engages with architect Shigeru Ban, activist Francis Dupuis-Déri, philosopher Alain de Botton, artist Marlene Dumas, novelist Rivka Galchen, leading scientists and a ghost. Will the journalist succeed in turning a cynic into an optimist? Will it matter? What can one person do?
Cast & crew
Directed by Jim Brown, Gary Burns
Paul AhmaraniMan Of Today
Liane BalabanWoman Of Tomorrow
Alain de BottonThe PhilosopherShigeru BanThe ArchitectChristian BökThe PoetMarlene DumasThe ArtistFrances Dupuis-DériThe AnarchistRivka GalchenThe Author
Richard DawkinsThe ScientistJ. Craig VenterThe Scientist
Jean-Paul SartreThe Existentialist
Dan BeirneYoung Man
