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The Future Is Now!

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?

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  • Paul Ahmarani

    Paul Ahmarani

    Man Of Today

  • Liane Balaban

    Liane Balaban

    Woman Of Tomorrow

  • Alain de Botton

    Alain de Botton

    The Philosopher

  • Shigeru Ban

    Shigeru Ban

    The Architect

  • Christian Bök

    Christian Bök

    The Poet

  • Marlene Dumas

    Marlene Dumas

    The Artist

  • Frances Dupuis-Déri

    Frances Dupuis-Déri

    The Anarchist

  • Rivka Galchen

    Rivka Galchen

    The Author

  • Richard Dawkins

    Richard Dawkins

    The Scientist

Overview

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?

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