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She won the 2018 streamy award for breakout creator. Youtube is an american videosharing platform headquartered in san bruno, california. An old man pete postlethwaite living in a devastated world, watches archive footage from today and asks. In jurassic bark, the exhibit treasures of the stupid ages at the museum of natural history. The age of stupid is a 90minute film about climate change, set in the future, which had its world premiere in london on march 15th 2009 and was released in uk cinemas on march 20th 2009. One such case is the age of stupid a film that points its big pointy finger at the people of the world, and damns them for their stupidity. As animation director on the age of stupid i directed this opening sequence from the big bang through the the credit sequence, through the devastated world and into the archive. The age of stupid is the new cinema documentary from the director of mclibel and the producer of the oscarwinning one day in september. The age of stupid how ridiculous energy consumed youtube. Digital paintings, cgi and live action are bound together into a seamless flow with this stylised hyppereal feel.
Stupid was first conceived by director franny armstrong as a documentary integrating themes of excessive consumption, war and climate change. Life after death experience nde with steve gardipee. They are also really easy to fool, and they cant see through the most blatant troll. Pete postlethwaite talks to the guardian about his new film age of stupid, his ecohome in shropshire, and what he thinks of climate change deniers 3. Why didnt we stop climate change when we had the chance. Pay here to download to own the age of stupid as a high quality video file. Bold, supremely provocative, and hugely important, her fanny armstrongs film is a cry from the heart as much as a roar for necessary change. They never read the descriptions on videos, they spam anything that has the word channel in it, they use poor spelling and grammar, even the ones who claim to be intelligent, and theyre always doing retarded stuff like sending people death threats even though they know it can get them in trouble.
The age of stupid is being funded by ordinary people, with hundreds of individuals and groups contributing. London is underwater, sydney is on fire and nuclear war has ravaged india. The climate blockbuster from mclibel director franny armstrong starring pete postlethwaite as a man living alone in the devastated world of 2055, asking. Ten years after climate movie the age of stupid had its greencarpet, solar powered premiere, we follow its director as she revisits people and.
Jan 11, 2015 the age of stupid is the new movie from director franny armstrong mclibel and producer john battsek one day in september. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Jun 04, 2009 the age of stupid is more passionate, more emotionally charged than the al gorefronted an inconvenient truth. The age of stupid nr, 1 hr 29 min documentary, drama, special interest. Its the year 2055 and the world has been ravaged by climate change. Dominick reyes reacts to jon jones defeat ufc 247 post fight press conference. The age of stupid starting with its inyourface title, is what might be called a hecture, a hectoring lecture on global warming, writes philip french published. This documentarydramaanimation hybrid stars pete postlethwaite as an archivist in the devastated world of the future, asking the question.
If you took your gray matter to antiques roadshow, theyd be impressed. The age of stupid is the new movie from director franny armstrong mclibel and producer john battsek one day in september. Mar 02, 2009 pete postlethwaite talks to the guardian about his new film age of stupid, his ecohome in shropshire, and what he thinks of climate change deniers 3. When the film was released it garnered huge publicity, which in turn created wide ranging public awareness around the issues it conveyed, including the front page of the new york times, a vogue feature and a debate on bbc newsnigh. Aug 20, 2016 to support the wilfully stupid and the perversely ignorant just because you want to flip two fingers at the predictable types who generally dominate public life is more than puerile. A future archivist looks at old footage from the year 2008 to understand why humankind failed to address climate change. However, this documentary, the age of stupid, makes a compelling case for how things are not being done to mitigate climate disruption, and how things are not being done to support the renewable. Download youtube kids and enjoy it on your iphone, ipad, and ipod touch. Oscarnominated pete postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devastated world 45 years from now. It takes an intriguing approach by looking back from 2055 where an archivist. With pete postlethwaite, jehangir wadia, alvin duvernay, layefa malini. Watch the age of stupid online vimeo on demand on vimeo. Three former paypal employees chad hurley, steve chen, and jawed karim created the service in february 2005.
Director franny armstrong starring pete postlethwaite, jeh wadia, alvin duvernay genres documentary subtitles english cc. The stupid ages, as defined by people from the 31st century, refers to a very general and illdefined time period that took place sometime in the 20th or 21st century. Choose your language and price based on whether youre rich or poor below, pay by credit card via paypal and then, once your payment has been accepted. London is underwater, sydney is on fire and nuclear war has turned india into a wasteland. The age of stupid is a 90minute film about climate change set in 2055.
This enormously ambitious dramadocumentaryanimation hybrid stars oscarnominated pete postlethwaite as an old man living in the devastated world of 2055, watching archive footage from. The age of stupid is the new fouryear epic from mclibel director franny armstrong. The making of the age of stupid climate change film. Your youtube account has information about your age. The age of stupid is a 90minute film about climate change, set in the future. The age of stupid is a 2009 british documentary film directed by franny armstrong, with.
Docudrama directed by franny armstrong, tackling the subject of climate change and the depletion of the earths fossil fuel supply. Synopsis the age of stupid is the documentarydramaanimation hybrid from director franny armstrong mclibel, drowned out and oscarwinning producer john battsek one day in september, live forever, in the shadow of the moon. Mar 12, 2009 after a grueling twoyear shoot for the age of stupid in new orleans, jordan, india, nigeria, france and the u. The age of stupid lesson plan template and teaching resources. The age of stupid is a film about climate change, but its not an inconvenient truth. The exact time period of the stupid ages is unknown but, judging by its usage, it is the time period in which philip j. Nov, 2008 the age of stupid is a 90minute film about climate change, set in the future. If youre older than the limit created by the youtuber, you should be able to watch the movie on youtube. In april 2019, she launched her first weekly podcast series, stupid genius. Franny armstrong, the director of the film, was at the hay festival last weekend, sharing the stage with climate change minister, ed miliband.
Share your videos with friends, family, and the world. The age of stupid is a film that has the power to snap people out of ignorance, denial or slumber and into action to address the biggest challenge humanity has ever faced. Jan 24, 2012 the age of stupid is a 90minute film about climate change, set in the future, which had its world premiere in london on march 15th 2009 and was released in uk cinemas on march 20th 2009. The age of stupid stars oscarnominated pete postlethwaite in the name of. After a grueling twoyear shoot for the age of stupid in new orleans, jordan, india, nigeria, france and the u. Listen to stupid deep from jon bellions album, glory sound prep. Mar 19, 2009 the age of stupid 3 5 stars 3 out of 5 stars.
The age of stupid is a 2009 british documentary film directed by franny armstrong, with firsttime producer lizzie gillett. Its a great application of my painterly cinematic look. Whereas the purpose of al gores 2006 box office hit was to shake us from our slumber of selfcomforting denial, stupid is designed to take hold of our heads and smash our faces repeatedly into a table until we get up and do things differently. A video app made just for kids youtube kids was created to give kids a more contained environment filled with familyfriendly videos on all different topics, igniting your kids inner creativity and playfulness.
Armstrong began developing the idea in 2002 and began shooting in 2004. The age of stupid 2009 the age of stupid 2009 user. Recognising the films unique contribution to independent. The age of stupid is more passionate, more emotionally charged than the al gorefronted an inconvenient truth. Summaries of the age of stupid provided by graduate students specializing in climate change science who attended the may 2009 u. Pete postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devastated future world of 2055, looking at old footage from 2008 and asking. The age of stupid is a tragically uneven documentary about global warming that fails, but not for want of trying. Three former paypal employeeschad hurley, steve chen, and jawed karimcreated the service in february 2005. The executive producer is john battsek the film is a dramadocumentaryanimation hybrid which stars pete postlethwaite as a man living alone in a devastated world of 2055, watching archival film and asking why didnt we stop climate change when we had the chance. The age of stupid an old man pete postlethwaite living in a devastated world, watches archive footage from today and asks. The passion displayed by the age of stupid is no substitute for the intelligence that effective propaganda requires. Yxc guidebook series almost half of the worlds population is under the age of. Oscarnominated pete postlethwaite in the name of the father, brassed off st.
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