New film on climate change:The Age of Stupid
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Come and be inspired to take action on the world's most pressing problem – climate change.
Fathom Events and Spanner Films are partnering to bring to the US the critically acclaimed The Age of Stupid Live from New York. This One Night Event will be simulcast LIVE from a solar tent located in downtown New York to over 400 movie theatres nationwide on Monday, September 21st at 7:30 PM ET/ 6:30 PM CT/ 5:30 PM MT/ tape delayed 8PM PT.
Click here for a list of participating theatres.
Tickets on-sale to the general public on Friday, August 21st, 2009. Click here to sign up to receive an email reminder when tickets are available.
The Age of Stupid is the new four-year epic from McLibel director Franny Armstrong. Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devastated world of 2055, looking at old footage from 2008 and asking: why didn’t we stop climate change when we had the chance?
After your trip into the future hear from a panel of experts about what we can be doing now to prevent this outcome. This live green carpet event will include a live pre-show, the US debut of The Age of Stupid, and a panel discussion on the effects, consequences and ways to reverse climate change. The panel will include the film’s director Franny Armstong, film’s producer Lizzie Gillet, world renowned scientists, celebrities, and political figures from around the world. Audiences will alsohear from field scientists working in the Himalayas and Indonesian rain forest via live satellite uplink. Radiohead’s Thom Yorke will wrap up the evening with an acoustic performance of the film’s title track.
Fun Facts
•See guests arrive in style on the green carpet by bicycle, solar car, rickshaw, chip fat car, sailboats and other low carbon methods.
•America’s biggest solar-powered premiere event
•The UK Premiere in March 2009 produced just 1% of the emissions of a standard Hollywood premiere
•The event is timed for the day before the UN's climate meeting on September 22nd when 80 Heads of State will gather in New York
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Fathom Events and Spanner Films are partnering to bring to the US the critically acclaimed The Age of Stupid Live from New York. This One Night Event will be simulcast LIVE from a solar tent located in downtown New York to over 400 movie theatres nationwide on Monday, September 21st at 7:30 PM ET/ 6:30 PM CT/ 5:30 PM MT/ tape delayed 8PM PT.
Click here for a list of participating theatres.
Tickets on-sale to the general public on Friday, August 21st, 2009. Click here to sign up to receive an email reminder when tickets are available.
The Age of Stupid is the new four-year epic from McLibel director Franny Armstrong. Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devastated world of 2055, looking at old footage from 2008 and asking: why didn’t we stop climate change when we had the chance?
After your trip into the future hear from a panel of experts about what we can be doing now to prevent this outcome. This live green carpet event will include a live pre-show, the US debut of The Age of Stupid, and a panel discussion on the effects, consequences and ways to reverse climate change. The panel will include the film’s director Franny Armstong, film’s producer Lizzie Gillet, world renowned scientists, celebrities, and political figures from around the world. Audiences will alsohear from field scientists working in the Himalayas and Indonesian rain forest via live satellite uplink. Radiohead’s Thom Yorke will wrap up the evening with an acoustic performance of the film’s title track.
Fun Facts
•See guests arrive in style on the green carpet by bicycle, solar car, rickshaw, chip fat car, sailboats and other low carbon methods.
•America’s biggest solar-powered premiere event
•The UK Premiere in March 2009 produced just 1% of the emissions of a standard Hollywood premiere
•The event is timed for the day before the UN's climate meeting on September 22nd when 80 Heads of State will gather in New York
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RussRuss
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I get so happy when I see people realizing that no matter your prefered story of origin it really is about adapting to the times and environment. I'm pretty sure this is evolution in action.
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