The 11th Hour

Leonardo DiCaprio's “The 11th Hour” is a feature length documentary concerning the
environmental crises caused by human actions and their impact on the planet. The 11th Hour documents the cumulative impact of these actions upon the planet's life systems and calls for restorative action through a reshaping of human activity.
 
DiCaprio states, “With the onset of global warming and other catastrophic events,
environmentalism has become a broader unifying human issue. We as citizens, leaders,
consumers and voters, have the opportunity to help integrate ecology into governmental
policy and every day living standards.”
 
With the help of over fifty of the world's most prominent thinkers and activists, including
reformer Mikhail Gorbachev, physicist Stephen Hawking, and Nobel Prize winner
Wangari Maathai, “The 11th Hour documents the grave problems facing the planet's life
systems. Global warming, deforestation, mass species extinction, and depletion of the
oceans' habitats are all addressed, and their causes rooted in human activity. The
combination of these crises call into question the very future not of the planet, but of
humanity.
 
However, the most powerful element of “The 11th Hour is not a portrait of a planet in
crisis, but the offering of hope and solutions. Scientists and environmental advocates
such as David Orr and Gloria Flora paint a portrait for a radically new and exciting future in which humanity seeks not to dominate the earth's life systems, but to mimic them and coexist. “The 11th Hour calls for a future now within our grasp that is both sustainable and healthier. [Official synopsis from 11thhouraction.com]

Directors: Leila Conners Petersen and Nadia Conners

Running time: 95 minutes

Screening: Thurs, Oct 29th, 10:00 a.m.

related links:
www.11thhouraction.com

Official Selection- Sundance Film Festival
Official Selection- Human Rights Watch
Official Selection- Seattle International Film Festival