On the edge : a wake-up call / produced by Douglas Gillies ; directed by Ron Dexter ; written and edited by Douglas Gillies.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Gillies, Douglas, director, producer, screenwriter, editor of moving image work.

Dexter, Ron, director.

East Beach Productions, production company.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Overpopulation.

Overpopulation--Environmental aspects.

Environmental degradation.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (51 minutes)

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, CA : The Video Project, 2012.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

After Mikhail Gorbachev signaled the end of the Cold War, he brought together hundreds of the world's leading thinkers to confront the most daunting challenge of all times. Together they embarked on a determined search for a safe passage into the next century. On the Edge is a riveting tale of the greatest crisis ever to threaten the human race. This documentary wrestles with the combined impacts of our teeming human population coupled with soaring levels of consumption upon Earth's dwindling natural resources. Together, the speakers draw on their ingenuity, courage and compassion to paint a portrait of a better world. as they issue a stirring summons for dramatic change before we run out of options. On the Edge is a wake-up call - with Mikhail Gorbachev, Ted Turner, Jane Goodall, Huston Smith, Carl Sagan, Lester Brown, Robert Muller, Jane Fonda, Oren Lyons, and Deepak Chopra.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed May 25, 2017).

OCLC:

989798905