"We are worth more when we are addicted, polarized, and misinformed... than we are if we are living, breathing, free citizens." Neon revealed a second trailer for
2073, a frightening doc about climate change and the destructive future we're headed towards. Now set for a release in December in the US. It's the latest
documentary film from Oscar-winning filmmaker
Asif Kapadia, known for
Senna,
Amy,
Diego Maradona, and others.
2073 is a hybrid doc - featuring a live-action sci-fi segment starring
Samantha Morton living in a dystopian future ruined by climate change & authoritarianism (the year 2073); along with doc segments showing how we could get there, giving clear-eyed facts about the rise of right-wing authoritarianism and libertarianism worldwide – which won't stop climate change. "Through a genre-busting mix of archive and drama Ghost witnesses the terrifying threats facing us: a Democratic recession, the rise of neo-fascism, the Climate Disaster and the intrusion of surveillance technology. This is not science fiction. This is happening now." This premiered at the 2024 Venice Film Festival - where I saw it. Alas despite being a good idea, the film is rather boring and won't have much of an impact. Sadly. Though we
do need to wake up and
do more. //
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