May 17, 2012
Mark Feeney, Boston Globe
Margaret Atwood,
Enio Beata,
Colin Beavan,
Chen Changnian,
Chen Ming
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Humanity's ascent is often measured by the speed of progress. But what if progress is actually spiraling us downwards, towards collapse? Ronald Wright, whose best-seller, A Short History Of Progress i... read more
Directed by: Mathieu Roy, Harold Crooks
Release Date: April 6, 2012
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May 17, 2012
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
[A] remarkably cogent, albeit remarkably alarming, film. Full Review
May 10, 2012
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
They shy away from proposing solutions, and the filmmakers capture humanizing clashes that illustrate the challenges of finding a balance that serves all parties. Full Review
May 4, 2012
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Mathieu Roy and Harold Crooks, adapting a book by Ronald Wright, argue so persuasively that the human race is spinning out of control. Full Review
April 20, 2012
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Maybe the people in this movie really don't know what they're talking about. In any case, believing them gets you nowhere, because they offer nothing. Full Review
April 20, 2012
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Mathieu Roy and Harold Crooks's powerful but pessimistic documentary look at the corner we humans seem to be painting ourselves into, economically, ecologically and otherwise. Full Review
April 9, 2012
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
This cautionary documentary makes a strong case that our technological advances are in fact dooming us. Full Review
April 6, 2012
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
The cumulative power of so many great minds envisioning our potential self-destruction is undeniable. Full Review
April 5, 2012
Manohla Dargis, New York Times
Zippily edited and nicely photographed, "Surviving Progress" is a fine summary of a hot ugly mess. But like too many short documentaries, it can't do justice to its complex topic or finally to those o... Full Review
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