Surviving progress

Atwood, Margaret, 1939- (Added Author). Crooks, Harold. (Added Author). Goodall, Jane, 1934- (Added Author). Hawking, S. W. (Stephen W.) (Added Author). Roy, Mathieu. (Added Author). Suzuki, David T., 1936- (Added Author). Venter, J. Craig. (Added Author). Big Picture Media Corporation. (Added Author). Cinemaginaire (Firm) (Added Author). First-Run Features (Firm) (Added Author). National Film Board of Canada. (Added Author).

Summary: Technological advancement, economic development, population increase - are they signs of a thriving society, or too much of a good thing? Executive produced by Martin Scorsese, 'Surviving Progress' is a provocative documentary that explores the concept of progress in the modern world, guiding through the major 'progress traps' facing civilization in the arenas of technology, economics, consumption, and the environment.

Record details

Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (ca. 86 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen.
Publisher: [New York] : First Run Features, c2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Inspired from the best-seller A short history of progress by Ronald Wright"--Container. Bonus materials: Introduction by Martin Scorsese at New York Premiere ; Extended interviews with Jane Goodall, Ronald Wright, Michael Hudson & Jim Thomas ; Round table discussion with filmmakers at Montreal Int. Documentary Festival. Originally released as a motion picture in 2011. Title from container.
Participant or Performer Note:	Featuring, Stephen Hawking, Margaret Atwood, Jane Goodall, Michael Hudson, David Suzuki, Craig Venter.
Target Audience Note:	E.
System Details Note:	DVD ; NTSC; widescreen presentation.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	For private home use only.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.