The Future Is Now!

6.1

/10

1h 31m 0+Drama

A journalist (Liane Balaban) meets “Man of Today” (Paul Ahmarani) 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?A journalist (Liane Balaban) meets “Man of Today” (Paul Ahmarani) 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 h... Read more

Starring Paul Ahmarani, Liane Balaban, Alain de Botton, Shigeru Ban, Christian Bök, Marlene Dumas, Frances Dupuis-Déri, Rivka Galchen, Richard Dawkins, J. Craig Venter

Watch "The Future Is Now!" from streaming services Amazon, Apple TV+ (itunes) released in 2011. It's a drama movie, and has a rating of 6.1 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie, and is currently only available for purchase or rent.