(The Future Is Now!)

Content: 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?

Countries:

Canada

Genres:

Runtime:

91 minutes

Year:

2011

Directors:

Jim Brown

Production companies:

Burns Film Ltd.,

ONF | NFB

Actors:

Man Of Today

Woman Of Tomorrow

The Philosopher

The Architect

The Poet

Crews:

Director

Director

Writer

Writer

Producer