The Future Is Now!
91 mins
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?
Shigeru Ban
The Architect
Christian Bök
The Poet
Marlene Dumas
The Artist
Frances Dupuis-Déri
The Anarchist
Rivka Galchen
The Author
J. Craig Venter
The Scientist
Elysa Chan
Receptionist
Jim Brown
Director
Jim Brown
Writer
Gary Burns
Director
Gary Burns
Writer
Bonnie Thompson
Producer
Shirley Vercruysse
Producer
Patrick McLaughlin
Director of Photography
Lizane La Salle
Makeup Artist
Jenna Wright
Costume Design
Paul Mortimer
Editor
George Baptist
Producer
John Abram
Original Music Composer