FORCE OF NATURE: THE DAVID SUZUKI MOVIE

Sat 13th August | 4:00pm | Dendy Opera Quays

Dir: Sturla Gunnarsson, Canada, 2010, 93 min | Feat. David Suzuki | PG

Spend an afternoon with a wise old man. what he has to say could change your life.

David Suzuki, iconic Canadian scientist, broadcaster and eco-activist delivers a 'last lecture', what he describes as "a distillation of my life and thoughts, my legacy, what I want to say before I die". The film interweaves this heartfelt, inspiring address with scenes in which Suzuki revisits the key places and moments of his life, a biography of ideas forged by the major social, scientific and cultural events of the past 70 years.

The transformative power of a great speech – one which conveys important ideas with simplicity and elegance – is enhanced here by the intimacy of the journey we’re invited to share with Suzuki. Making the case that “we are the environment” this stirring film makes a convincing case for renewed global responsibility towards our planet and its people.

“Possibly the most convincing and fascinating argument yet heard on every person’s right to a clean Earth. It’s a speech easily on par with the greatest orations of the last 50 years.” - The Globe and Mail