The Future Is Now!

The story

A journalist meets “Man of Today” who, while a responsible citizen, is disengaged from greater society. He believes once he’s dead nothing more matters. As an experiment to see if she can turn his pessimistic view around, the journalist sends him on a journey of enlightenment to prove that the future does matter. Travelling the globe, he finds himself in surprising encounters with great minds in the arts and sciences. Starting with an unexpected poetry reading and conversation with experimental poet Christian Bök, Man of Today engages with architect Shigeru Ban, activist Francis Dupuis-Déri, philosopher Alain de Botton, artist Marlene Dumas, novelist Rivka Galchen, leading scientists and a ghost. Will the journalist succeed in turning a cynic into an optimist? Will it matter? What can one person do?

Cast & crew

Paul AhmaraniMan Of Today

Liane BalabanWoman Of Tomorrow

Alain de BottonThe Philosopher

Shigeru Ban

Shigeru BanThe Architect

Christian Bök

Christian BökThe Poet

Marlene Dumas

Marlene DumasThe Artist

Frances Dupuis-Déri

Frances Dupuis-DériThe Anarchist

Rivka Galchen

Rivka GalchenThe Author

Richard DawkinsThe Scientist

J. Craig Venter

J. Craig VenterThe Scientist

Jean-Paul SartreThe Existentialist

Dan BeirneYoung Man