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ANTHROPOCENE: The Human Epoch

April 17, 2019
Doors: 6:30 PM | Show Time: 7:00 PM
Djavad Mowafaghian Theatre, SFU Woodward’s Location: 149 West Hastings

Reel Causes is thrilled to present the latest film from the multiple-award winning team of Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier and Edward Burtynsky — ANTHROPOCENE: The Human Epoch.

Reel Causes is thrilled to present the latest film from the multiple-award winning team of Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier and Edward Burtynsky — ANTHROPOCENE: The Human Epoch.

Premiered to great acclaim at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, ANTHROPOCENE is a cinematic meditation on humanity’s massive reengineering of the planet. This film is a four-years-in-the-making feature documentary that needs to be experienced on the big screen.

Narrated by Alicia Vikander, the film follows the research of an international body of scientists, the Anthropocene Working Group who, after nearly 10 years of research, are arguing that the Holocene Epoch gave way to the Anthropocene Epoch in the mid-twentieth century, because of profound and lasting human changes to the Earth. From concrete seawalls in China that now cover 60% of the mainland coast, to the biggest terrestrial machines ever built in Germany, to psychedelic potash mines in Russia’s Ural Mountains, the filmmakers have traversed the globe using high end production values and state of the art camera techniques to document evidence and experience of human planetary domination. ANTHROPOCENE: The Human Epoch witnesses in an experiential and non-didactic sense a critical moment in geological history — bringing a provocative and unforgettable experience of our species’ breadth and impact.

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The oldest environmental non-profit in Canada, Society Promoting Environmental Conservation (SPEC), has been fostering urban sustainability with practical solutions for our community since 1969.

SPEC empowers local communities in the Lower Mainland to build a greener future through interactive programs and activities. SPEC’s Core Values are: Rooted in Community: Local, grassroots and volunteer-driven.

SPEC collaborates with other community members and organizations as a way to strengthen community and increase their impact.

  • Respectful: SPEC works with integrity and an open mindset. They listen to others and work to include other perspectives.
  • Empowering: Through a positive and fun environment, SPEC strives to support, nurture, enable and educate community members for action.
  • Purposeful: SPEC values clarity, focus and a resilient structure that can make their work more effective and productive.

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Reel Causes partners with filmmakers and Canadian causes dedicated to addressing global social justice issues. We host film screenings followed by a Q&A session to educate and inspire our community, and provide a forum for authentic conversation around the issues that affect us locally.

City of Vancouver
BC Arts Council
Canada Council for the Arts
SFU's Vancity Office of Community  Engagement
Consumer Protection BC