Underplayed Gems

Anthropocene: The Human Epoch (2018)

Anthropocene: The Human Epoch poster
Directed by
Nicholas de Pencier, Jennifer Baichwal, Edward Burtynsky
Genre
documentary film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 27m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 72 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

More films like thisWatch the trailer

or watch the trailer on YouTube

How it feels

This documentary shows how human activity is reshaping the planet. It travels to different locations around the world to document large-scale changes from mining, deforestation, and industrialization.

soberingawe-inspiringcontemplativevisually strikingstarkunsettlingmeditativeslow-burnurgent

What happens

Anthropocene: The Human Epoch is a 2018 Canadian documentary film made by Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier and Edward Burtynsky. It explores the emerging concept of a geological epoch called the Anthropocene, defined by the impact of humanity on natural development. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? You can browse by genre, country and year, or take this one into the 3D catalogue and ask the Catbot for something closer.