Surviving Progress (2011)
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- 1h 26min
- Documentary
- 23 Mar 2013 (Japan)
- Movie
Theorists consider the evolution of human society and question the sustainability of the current paradigm.
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Cast
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Ronald Wright | ... |
Self - Author, A Short History of Progress
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Mark Levine | ... |
Self - Group Leader, China Energy Group
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Robert Wright | ... |
Self - Author, Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny
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| Marina Silva | ... |
Self - Former Minister of the Environment, Brazil
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Kambale Musavuli | ... |
Self - Friends of the Congo
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Vaclav Smil | ... |
Self - Population Scientist & Author, Global Catastrophies and Trends
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| Colin Beavan | ... |
Self - Engineer & Author
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Michael Hudson | ... |
Self - Economic Historian & Former Wall Street Economist
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| Jane Goodall | ... |
Self - Primatologist
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Ming Chen | ... |
Self - Self Driving Club Tour Guide
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Changnian Chen | ... |
Self - Professor & Chen Ming's Father
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| J. Craig Venter | ... |
Self - Biologist & CEO Synthetic Genomics
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Raquel Taitson-Queiroz | ... |
Self - Environmental Police Officer, IBAMA
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Gary Marcus | ... |
Self - Cognitive Psychologist & Author, The Birth of the Mind
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Daniel Povinelli | ... |
Self - Behavioral Scientist
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Victor Gau | ... |
Self - Director, China Association of International Studies
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| Margaret Atwood | ... |
Self - Author, Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth
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| Simon Johnson | ... |
Self - Former Chief Economist, International Monetary Fund
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Enio Beata | ... |
Self - Sawmill Owner
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| David Suzuki | ... |
Self - Geneticist & Activist
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Jim Thomas | ... |
Self - Activist & Author, The New Biomassters
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| Stephen Hawking | ... |
Self - Theoretical Physicist
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Joel Bellenson | ... |
Self - Appearance
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Michael E. Capuano | ... |
Self - Representative, Massachusetts (archiveFootage)
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Fabio Rodrigo Cavenaghi | ... |
Self - Appearance
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Adelson Jose De Santana | ... |
Self - Appearance
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Philip Fearnside | ... |
Self - Appearance
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Yunzhe Guo | ... |
Self - Appearance
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Ana Flavia Gusmao | ... |
Self - Appearance
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Ana Maria Gusmao | ... |
Self - Appearance
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Marcelo Gusmao | ... |
Self - Appearance
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Marcelo V. Gusmao | ... |
Self - Appearance
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Zhang Ning | ... |
Self - Appearance
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Ted Nordhaus | ... |
Self - Appearance
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James Reaux | ... |
Self - Appearance
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Candy Richardz | ... |
(Self-Rioter) (creditOnly)
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Francisco Santos Olivera | ... |
Self - Appearance
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Michael Shellenberger | ... |
Self - Appearance
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Lui Sing | ... |
Self - Appearance
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Shi Min Yang | ... |
Self - Appearance
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Directed by
| Mathieu Roy | ||
| Harold Crooks | ... | (co-director) |
Written by
| Harold Crooks | ... | (written by) & |
| Mathieu Roy | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Mark Achbar | ... | executive producer |
| Silva Basmajian | ... | executive producer: NFB |
| Betsy Carson | ... | executive producer |
| Gerry Flahive | ... | producer: NFB |
| François Girard | ... | associate producer |
| Daniel Louis | ... | producer |
| Denise Robert | ... | producer |
| Martin Scorsese | ... | executive producer |
| Emma Tillinger Koskoff | ... | executive producer |
Cinematography by
| Mario Janelle | ||
Editing by
| Louis-Martin Paradis | ||
Editorial Department
| Véronique Chaput | ... | second assistant editor (as Veronique Chaput) |
| Patrice Fortin | ... | colorist |
| Daniel Lord | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Denis Pilon | ... | on-line editor |
| Michael Ramsey | ... | assistant editor |
Production Management
| Daniel Caldeira | ... | production manager: Brazil |
| Guy Langlois | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Mark Wilson | ... | post production supervisor: National Film Board |
Sound Department
| David Berti | ... | dolby consultant |
| Jo Caron | ... | foley recordist (as Jocelyn Caron) |
| Marcel Chouinard | ... | sound recordist |
| Gavin Fernandes | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Guy Francoeur | ... | foley artist |
| João Godoy | ... | sound recordist |
| Claude La Haye | ... | sound recordist |
| Guy Pelletier | ... | dialogue editor |
| Louis Piche | ... | sound recordist |
| Vincent Riendeau | ... | assistant re-recording mixer |
| Christian Rivest | ... | sound designer |
| Jean-Philippe Savard | ... | sound effects editor |
| Philippe Scultety | ... | sound recordist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Mark Achbar | ... | additional cinematography |
| Dany Racine | ... | additional cinematography / assistant camera |
| Jean-Pierre St-Louis | ... | additional cinematography |
Music Department
| Viviane Adam | ... | music licensing |
| Ariane Charette | ... | music licensing |
| Michael Ramsey | ... | musical contributer |
| Patrick Watson | ... | musical contributer |
Script and Continuity Department
| Siobhan Flanagan | ... | script consultant |
Additional Crew
| Sarah Arruda | ... | production coordinator: NFB |
| Julien Chayer-Veillette | ... | production assistant |
| Dominique Dupuis | ... | production accountant |
| Siobhan Flanagan | ... | development consultant |
| Alessandro Gallizzi | ... | production assistant |
| Hélène Grimard | ... | production accountant |
| Sofie Handfield | ... | production coordinator |
| Remy Khouzam | ... | legal advisor |
| Hélène Laporte-Rawji | ... | transcriptions |
| Sylvie Laurin | ... | production accountant |
| Li Li | ... | fixer: China |
| Nancy Marcotte | ... | archive research / fixer: Brazil / head of research |
| Andrew Martin-Smith | ... | production assistant |
| Marcus Matyas | ... | technical coordinator |
| Dyane Provost | ... | transcriptions |
| Rachel Punwassie | ... | production coordinator: NFB |
| Josiah Rothenberg | ... | centre administrator |
Thanks
| Joel Bellenson | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| David Berger | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Matthew Bogdanos | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Fabio Rodrigo Cavenaghi | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Marco Cesar Da Silva | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Jose Carlos De Nascimento | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Adelson Jose De Santana | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Rita C. Duarte-Savoia | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Philip Fearnside | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Joaquim Domingues Filho | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Yunzhe Guo | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Ana Flavia Gusmao | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Ana Maria Gusmao | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Marcelo Gusmao | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Marcelo V. Gusmao | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Jason Li | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Medrie MacPhee | ... | special thanks |
| Jeanne Silva Martins | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Sid Meier | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Ted Nordhaus | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Cleo Paskal | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| James Reaux | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Silvia Ribeiro | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Francisco Santos Olivera | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Michael Shellenberger | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Lui Sing | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Shi Min Yang | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| John Zerzan | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Ning Zhang | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Alliance Vivafilm (2011) (Canada) (theatrical)
- First Run Features (2012) (United States) (theatrical)
- United People (2013) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Against Gravity (2012) (Poland)
- National Film Board of Canada (NFB) (2011) (World-wide) (Excluding Canada)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- China International Television Corporation (production services: China)
- Olhar Imaginário (production services company)
- Technicolor (sound post-production)
- Vision Globale (post-production)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Humanity's ascent is often measured by the speed of progress. But what if progress is actually spiraling us downwards, towards collapse? Ronald Wright, whose best-seller, A Short History Of Progress inspired SURVIVING PROGRESS, shows how past civilizations were destroyed by "progress traps" - alluring technologies and belief systems that serve immediate needs, but ransom the future. As pressure on the world's resources accelerates and financial elites bankrupt nations, can our globally-entwined civilization escape a final, catastrophic progress trap? With potent images and illuminating insights from thinkers who have probed our genes, our brains, and our social behaviour, this requiem to progress-as-usual also poses a challenge: to prove that making apes smarter isn't an evolutionary dead-end. Written by Producers |
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