The
Canadian
Coastal
Resilience
Forum
and
the
Interdisciplinary
Centre
on
Climate
Change
are
pleased
to
present
our
inaugural
documentary
screening
of
the
film
Anthropocene:
The
Human
Epoch.
A
cinematic
meditation
on
humanity’s
massive
reengineering
of
the
planet,
ANTHROPOCENE:
The
Human
Epoch
is
a
four
years
in
the
making
feature
documentary
film
from
the
multiple-award
winning
team
of
Jennifer
Baichwal,
Nicholas
de
Pencier
and
Edward
Burtynsky.
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,
to
metal
festivals
in
the
closed
city
of
Norilsk,
to
the
devastated
Great
Barrier
Reef
in
Australia
and
massive
marble
quarries
in
Carrara,
the
filmmakers
have
traversed
the
globe
using
state
of
the
art
camera
techniques
to
document
the
evidence
and
experience
of
human
planetary
domination.
At
the
intersection
of
art
and
science,
Anthropocene:
The
Human
Epoch
witnesses
a
critical
moment
in
geological
history
—
bringing
a
provocative
and
unforgettable
experience
of
our
species'
breadth
and
impact.
This
event
is
open
to
undergraduate/graduate
students,
staff
and
faculty.
Refreshments
and
food
will
be
served
at
the
screening.
If
you
have
any
questions
regarding
the
event,
please
email
scottar@uwaterloo.ca
for
more
information.
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 12:00 pm
-
2:00 pm
EST (GMT -05:00)