Critical Mass
Synopsis
From 1958 to 1983, John B Calhoun experimented on rodents, crowding them into "rat cities" to study the growth and behaviour of their populations.
In 2011, Spaceship Earth's human population passed 7 billion. Worldwide, converging crises in food, energy, water, economics and social cohesion have us debating the total collapse of the human enterprise.
Through Calhoun's experiments, Critical Mass examines the exponential growth of human population and the looming challenges facing civilisation. Constant competition killed Calhoun's rodents – community and co-operation can save humankind.
Details
- Year
- 2012
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 101 mins 47 secs
- Format
- HD
- Director
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Mike Freedman 1st Feature
- Producer
- Mike Freedman
- Editor
- Anthony Stadler
- Director of Photography
- Brian Strange
- Production Designer
- Ben Gregory
- Sound
- Chris Reading, Daniel Pugh, Matt Spagnola
- Composer
- Michael Iago Mellender (composer), Melissa Auf der Mar, Adebisi Shank, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Nomeansno
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Day 600
Contact: Mike FreedmanE: mike@criticalmassfilm.com
T: +44 (0) 7771 570 762
Sales Company
Journeyman Pictures
Contact: Emma SimpsonE: sales@journeyman.tv
T: +44 (0) 208 398 4616
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