Surviving Earth 2014
Distributed by Green Planet Films, PO Box 247, Corte Madera, CA 94976-0247; 415-377-5471
Produced by United Natures Media/Peter Erb Media
Directed by Peter Charles Downey
DVD , color, 95 min.
College - General Adult
Activism, Bioethics, Conservation, Endangered Species, Earth Sciences, Environmental Ethics, Environmental Movement, Environmental Science, Environmentalism, Extinction, Forecasting, Future
Date Entered: 12/11/2014
Reviewed by Brad Eden, Ph.D., Dean of Library Services, Valparaiso UniversityThis film is a series of radio interviews with the director and various personalities related to preventing humanity "from committing suicide by killing our host -- the Earth, our mother." Given that this film is produced and distributed by groups focused on environmentalism and conservation, the content and tone leans heavily towards a Doomsday scenario. Not that this reviewer doesn't think that situation is grim, but it is hard to react logically and rationally to this topic when it is presented in this type of format. That said, this film will be of interest to those who wish information and opinion related to how the human race is destroying our planet; the other side of the argument generally ignores this type of presentation.