Multiple-award winning filmmaking team Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier, and Edward Burtynsky present an unforgettable exploration of humanity's profound and irreversible changes to the Earth. Third in a trilogy that includes Manufactured Landscapes (2006) and Watermark (2013), Anthropocene: The Human Epoch makes a compelling case that humans now affect the Earth's systems more than any other natural force. Covering a wide scope of industries and environments, viewers are presented with gargantuan efforts in China to hold back the sea, immense machines the size of skyscrapers in Germany that peel back the Earth's surface in search of the precious resources beneath, hauntingly beautiful mines, quarries, and devastated natural landscapes. As mesmerizing as it is confrontational, Anthropocene puts a focus on the planet itself, and the sobering reality that it is the only one we have and its resources are not unlimited.
Director Biography
Jennifer Baichwal boasts over 20 years in the industry as a director and a producer. Her work has received numerous accolades.
Edward Burtynsky is a photographer, hailed as one of the world's very best. His work has graced museums across the world.
Nicholas De Pencier is a multi-talented producer and director of film and photography. His work has earned awards across the festival circuit, including TIFF.
Press
"[T]he film seeks to reveal rather than lecture, in the hope that our eyes will convince our brains to act before it’s too late" - Toronto Star
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