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The Crisis of Civilization (documentary)

March 21, 2012
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The Crisis of Civilization is a documentary feature film investigating how global crises like ecological disaster, financial meltdown, dwindling oil reserves, terrorism and food shortages are converging symptoms of a single, failed global system. Weaving together archival film footage and animations, film-maker Dean Puckett, animator Lucca Benney and international security analyst Dr. Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed, offer a stunning wake-up call proving that ‘another world’ is not merely possible, but on its way. The film consists of seven parts which explore the interconnected dynamic of global crises of Climate Catastrophe; Peak Energy; Peak Food; Economic Instability; International Terrorism; and the Militarization…

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Video: There’s No Tomorrow

February 19, 2012
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There’s No Tomorrow is a well-written, animated documentary about resource depletion, energy, and the impossibility of infinite growth on a finite planet. Similar in style to the Story of Stuff and Story of Broke videos written and produced by Annie Leonard, the film provides a clear introduction to the energy dilemmas and problems arising from growth-based economies. The title however is misleading, since the documentary does provide a vision of tomorrow. It’s just quite different from today.

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