The 11th Hour
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The 11th Hour has interviews with over 50 leading scientists, thinkers and leaders who discuss the state of the world and the state of humanity.
The 11th Hour is the last moment when change is possible. Leonardo DiCaprio's “The 11th Hour” is a feature length documentary concerning the current environmental crises caused by human actions and our future 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.
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 are rooted in human activity. The combination of these crises calls 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 coexist with them in harmony. “The 11th Hour" calls for a future now within our grasp that is both sustainable and healthier.
In addition to the film, we have created an action community that will help individuals and communities connect with each other to help find solutions that will reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, increase the use of renewable energy, and slow down consumption of natural resources.
Check out our websites to keep updated about the film and about what you can do to create a more sustainable future today!
www.11thhourfilm.com / www.11thhouraction.com
People in WiserEarth in the 11th Hour
Kenny Ausubel, Leonardo DiCaprio, Paul Hawken Organizations in WiserEarth Discussed in the Film
Bioneers San Francisco Office| Leonardo DiCaprio Interview Part I |
Leonardo DiCaprio Interview Part II |
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Flag comment for removal Angela7 11 months ago
As i wake up slowly and recognize my privilege as a white woman born in this part of the world, i find i cannot sit back and hold in my anger, despair and sadness for how people who look like myself have long played a strong role in how the lives of others as well as our environment are being thrown to the wayside. It struck me last Friday night as i viewed the film, "11th Hour" on climate crisis, which featured many experts whom i admire and respect, that there was no connection or felt sense of the people on the ground doing the work; it saddened me to see that celebrity and expertise was given top billing and front stage in the place of heartfelt stories and reflections from the people who know these issues best in the places that are being hit the hardest. I imagined my friends and allies, people of color, sitting in the audience and cringing from the oppressive "wisdom" of mostly white men. The voices and wisdom of people like Jason Harvey and the youth leaders of the Oakland Food Connection, or Raini Mapura and the Pitas Women Empowerment Trees group in Sabah, Malaysia were not present, and therefore the full circle of what is facing humanity today and how we all play a part in the redemption and healing of our planet home was not complete for me. Especially, as it was pointed out over and over how "we" did this (environmental crisis) to ourselves. Well, the question must be asked, who is the "we" they were talking about", the Achuar people of the Amazon rainforest, the youth community of Watts, Los Angeles? How would it be for those inadequately represented in the film, women, youth, people of color and indigenous people to hear from these same men how sorry they are that our shared history has brought them such unfairness and distrust? And yet, for the intended audience, those who most need to hear, i could see that the film and the voices and images chosen by the producers could perhaps reach the white mainstream culture where they are. So i sit with the paradox once again in a privileged state of seeing both the value of propaganda and playing a certain game to make change in the world, but wondering at what cost, if our souls feel unnurtured, disrespected and unrestored in the shadow of the ecologically elite?
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Can't wait to see it!!
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