Project Detail

Ten Billion (aka 10 Billion)

Synopsis

A film about us. It's a film about you, your children, your parents, your friends. It's about every one of us. It's about our failure: failure as individuals, the failure of business, and the failure of our politicians. It is about an unprecedented planetary emergency. It's about the future of us
Based on scientist Stephen Emmot's eye-opening lecture on humanity's biggest threat: overpopulation.

Details

Year
2015
Type of project
Features
Running time
82 mins
Director
Peter Webber
Producer
Mark Bentley, Nicolas Kent
Co-Producer
Hugo Godwin
Executive Producer
Patrick McKenna
Editor
Jackie Vance
Screenwriter
Professor Stephen Emmott
Director of Photography
Ole Bratt Birkeland, Nathan Kendall
Production Designer
Ian D. Tootle
Sound
Andrew Stirk
Composer
Alex Heffes
Principal cast
Professor Stephen Emmott

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Oxford Film & Television Company

Sales Company

HanWay Films

24 Hanway Street
London
W1T 1UH

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