Surviving Progress
“Every time history repeats itself, the price goes up.”
Synopsis
Humanity’s ascent is often measured by the speed of progress. But what if progress is actually spiraling us downwards, towards collapse? Ronald Wright, whose best-seller, “A Short History Of Progress” inspired “Surviving Progress”, shows how past civilizations were destroyed by “progress traps”—alluring technologies and belief systems that serve immediate needs, but ransom the future. As pressure on the world’s resources accelerates and financial elites bankrupt nations, can our globally-entwined civilization escape a final, catastrophic progress trap? With potent images and illuminating insights from thinkers who have probed our genes, our brains, and our social behaviour, this requiem to progress-as-usual also poses a challenge: to prove that making apes smarter isn’t an evolutionary dead-end.
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Surviving Progress Trailer [HD]Official
Type: Trailer • Published 2011-11-04
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Release History & Theatrical Window
April 6, 2012
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
Undisclosed
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$109K
Total global ticket sales
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Harold Crooks, Mathieu Roy
- Screenplay & Story
- Mathieu Roy, Harold Crooks
- Original Title
- Surviving Progress
- Country of Origin
- Canada
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Worldwide Gross
- $109K
- Production Studios
- Big Picture Media Corporation, ONF | NFB
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Harold Crooks, Mathieu Roy
Mathieu Roy, Harold Crooks
Louis-Martin Paradis
Mark Achbar, Martin Scorsese, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Betsy Carson, Daniel Louis
Department Leadership Roster
Harold Crooks
Director
Mathieu Roy
Director
Mathieu Roy
Writer
Harold Crooks
Writer
Louis-Martin Paradis
Editor
Daniel Louis
Producer
Denise Robert
Producer
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What is Surviving Progress about?
Humanity’s ascent is often measured by the speed of progress. But what if progress is actually spiraling us downwards, towards collapse? Ronald Wright, whose best-seller, “A Short History Of Progress” inspired “Surviving Progress”, shows how past civilizations were destroyed by “progress traps”—alluring technologies and belief systems that serve immediate needs, but ransom the future. As pressure on the world’s resources accelerates and financial elites bankrupt nations, can our globally-entwined civilization escape a final, catastrophic progress trap? With potent images and illuminating insights from thinkers who have probed our genes, our brains, and our social behaviour, this requiem to progress-as-usual also poses a challenge: to prove that making apes smarter isn’t an evolutionary dead-end.
Who directed Surviving Progress?
Surviving Progress was directed by Harold Crooks, Mathieu Roy.
Who stars in Surviving Progress?
The principal cast of Surviving Progress includes Stephen Hawking, David Suzuki, Jane Goodall.
When was Surviving Progress released and how long is it?
Surviving Progress was released in 2011 with a total runtime of 1h 26m.
How much did Surviving Progress make at the box office?
Surviving Progress grossed $109K in worldwide ticket sales.