Seeking out the
5000 greatest films
in a century of cinema
Surviving Progress
Directed by
Mathieu Roy and Harold Crooks
Produced by Daniel Louis and Denise Robert
Written by Harold Crooks and Mathieu Roy Based on the book A Short History of Progress by Ronald Wright
Produced by Daniel Louis and Denise Robert
Written by Harold Crooks and Mathieu Roy Based on the book A Short History of Progress by Ronald Wright
With:
Ronald Wright, Mark Levine, Marina Silva, Kambale Musavuli, Vaclav Smil, Colin Beavan, Michael Hudson, Jane Goodall, Ming Chen, Changnian Chen, J. Craig Venter, Raquel Taitson-Queiroz, Gary Marcus, Daniel Povinelli, Victor Gau, Margaret Atwood, Simon Johnson, Enio Beata, David Suzuki, Jim Thomas, Stephen Hawking, and Robert Wright
Cinematography:
Mario Janelle
Editing: Louis-Martin Paradis
Editing: Louis-Martin Paradis
Runtime:
86 min
Release Date: 23 March 2013
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
Release Date: 23 March 2013
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
Surviving Progress is one of those documentaries where a bunch of talking heads saying (what at first seem like) profound observations are intercut with footage that kind of goes with what they’re talking about and about half an hour in you realize the people are not saying much of anything and the few who are making points are not offering any real incite or thesis. It is not as terrible as Tom Shadyac’s documentary I Am, also released this year, or 2006’s What the #$*! Do We Know!? but it’s pretty bad.