Genre: Documentary
Director: Sturla Gunnarsson
Cast: David Suzuki, Tara Cullis, Severn Cullis-Suzuki, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Miles Richardson, Ruby Wilkerson
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Rating: PG
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Synopsis
Approaching age 75, scientist Dr. David Suzuki, by many as the
leading environmentalist in Canada, is giving a lecture in
Vancouver. As he stands behind the lectern, he tells many reasons
why he and we should care about the environment. With the human
population growing exponentially and humans having increasingly
longer life expectancies, we as a species are having a larger
footprint on the environment. Much of what is man made in the
world, such as the economy, democracy and the dependence on fossil
fuels, are treated as unchangeable forces of nature, when in
reality they can and should be viewed critically, especially in
their long term consequences on life on the planet. He also tells
of the interconnectedness we are as a species without most really
realizing it, and that we should have a stronger connection to
place and what that means.