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A Brief History of the Future

A unique six-part documentary series about our futures and how we can reimagine them. Hosted by renowned futurist Ari Wallach, the show invites viewers on a journey around the world filled with discovery, hope, and possibility.

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[vehicle horns honking,
siren blaring] - A Brief History of the Future

[vehicle horns honking, siren blaring]

[calm music] - A Brief History of the Future

[The Pied Pipers' "Dream"
playing] - A Brief History of the Future

[The Pied Pipers' "Dream" playing]

Ari Wallach: What I find
so fascinating about being human - A Brief History of the Future

Ari Wallach: What I find so fascinating about being human

Man, voice-over:
A few summers ago, I was
at the beach with my family. - A Brief History of the Future

Man, voice-over: A few summers ago, I was at the beach with ...

And right when we got there,
we took off our shoes - A Brief History of the Future

And right when we got there, we took off our shoes

Almost every other animal
can pretty much - A Brief History of the Future

Almost every other animal can pretty much

Yeah. I wanted to
score goals. - A Brief History of the Future

Yeah. I wanted to score goals.

We are not
individuals in the way - A Brief History of the Future

We are not individuals in the way

And as they wash out,
we feel ourselves sinking - A Brief History of the Future

And as they wash out, we feel ourselves sinking

So to be human means from
the very first several seconds - A Brief History of the Future

So to be human means from the very first several seconds

Evidence shows us that we
have been traveling and moving - A Brief History of the Future

Evidence shows us that we have been traveling and moving

But at the same time, - A Brief History of the Future

But at the same time,

You take the ball
to go like this. - A Brief History of the Future

You take the ball to go like this.

They help us figure out
what happened in the past - A Brief History of the Future

They help us figure out what happened in the past

You know, and you go
right, left, right, left. - A Brief History of the Future

You know, and you go right, left, right, left.

The trees in this forest that
are surrounding me right now - A Brief History of the Future

The trees in this forest that are surrounding me right now

To be human means to be
in a social context. - A Brief History of the Future

To be human means to be in a social context.

Marine biologists
call this area - A Brief History of the Future

Marine biologists call this area

Humans feel the most
in themselves, the most happy, - A Brief History of the Future

Humans feel the most in themselves, the most happy,

It means to be
in relationship with others, - A Brief History of the Future

It means to be in relationship with others,

-So easy.
-Not easy, - A Brief History of the Future

-So easy. -Not easy,

It can totally expand
our imagination - A Brief History of the Future

It can totally expand our imagination

They were alive
when Jesus Christ was born. - A Brief History of the Future

They were alive when Jesus Christ was born.

In many ways, that's where we
are right now as a society. - A Brief History of the Future

In many ways, that's where we are right now as a societ...

But our world
as it's built right now - A Brief History of the Future

But our world as it's built right now

The Pied Pipers:
♪ You'll find your... ♪ - A Brief History of the Future

The Pied Pipers: ♪ You'll find your... ♪

We're actually
having a sense of awe - A Brief History of the Future

We're actually having a sense of awe

Wallach: Is this
the first thing
you learned - A Brief History of the Future

Wallach: Is this the first thing you learned

If anything, it actually
drives us further apart. - A Brief History of the Future

If anything, it actually drives us further apart.

Some of these trees were
already 4,000 years old - A Brief History of the Future

Some of these trees were already 4,000 years old

We find that when people are
at certain events together, - A Brief History of the Future

We find that when people are at certain events together,

We set up offices with cubes - A Brief History of the Future

We set up offices with cubes

You still wake up.
You're still you. - A Brief History of the Future

You still wake up. You're still you.

They go back further than
almost all recorded history. - A Brief History of the Future

They go back further than almost all recorded history.

We have
these single-family homes. - A Brief History of the Future

We have these single-family homes.

Wallach, voice-over:
I'm in Paris today - A Brief History of the Future

Wallach, voice-over: I'm in Paris today

But there's a shift, - A Brief History of the Future

But there's a shift,

What we are meant to be
is to be in groups together. - A Brief History of the Future

What we are meant to be is to be in groups together.

This has been part
of who we are, - A Brief History of the Future

This has been part of who we are,

And then we take our youth
and we send them - A Brief History of the Future

And then we take our youth and we send them

Drake: ♪ Listen ♪ - A Brief History of the Future

Drake: ♪ Listen ♪

And then we take our
grandparents and our seniors, - A Brief History of the Future

And then we take our grandparents and our seniors,

Imagine, if you will, sitting
down to your morning coffee, - A Brief History of the Future

Imagine, if you will, sitting down to your morning coffee,

Narrator: It is cold - A Brief History of the Future

Narrator: It is cold

While we know what led to kind
of flourishing and happiness - A Brief History of the Future

While we know what led to kind of flourishing and happiness

One in 12 people
on the planet - A Brief History of the Future

One in 12 people on the planet

Woman 2: Well, I think
what we're seeing - A Brief History of the Future

Woman 2: Well, I think what we're seeing

We get to decide, - A Brief History of the Future

We get to decide,

Man: Even if they discovered
the cure for infertility, - A Brief History of the Future

Man: Even if they discovered the cure for infertility,

They have been here for so long - A Brief History of the Future

They have been here for so long

At the end of the day, - A Brief History of the Future

At the end of the day,

♪ Yeah, tension - A Brief History of the Future

♪ Yeah, tension

[Helicopter rotors thrumming] - A Brief History of the Future

[Helicopter rotors thrumming]

[All clamoring] - A Brief History of the Future

[All clamoring]

Almost every movie
that takes place in the future - A Brief History of the Future

Almost every movie that takes place in the future

And it's very rare
to be in a place - A Brief History of the Future

And it's very rare to be in a place

Woman: More than
3 billion people - A Brief History of the Future

Woman: More than 3 billion people

[Crowd cheering] - A Brief History of the Future

[Crowd cheering]

It changes your perspective
on not only where we are - A Brief History of the Future

It changes your perspective on not only where we are

Announcer: In the future, - A Brief History of the Future

Announcer: In the future,

Joe Biden: The question is--
Donald Trump: The radical left-- - A Brief History of the Future

Joe Biden: The question is-- Donald Trump: The radical left-...

♪ Passionate from miles away - A Brief History of the Future

♪ Passionate from miles away

[All clamoring] - A Brief History of the Future

[All clamoring]

Wallach: There's a "Mad Max"
way of thinking about tomorrow. - A Brief History of the Future

Wallach: There's a "Mad Max" way of thinking ...

Announcer: A man reduced to
a single instinct--survive. - A Brief History of the Future

Announcer: A man reduced to a single instinct--survive.

Man: Name and describe yourself.
What are you? Who are you? - A Brief History of the Future

Man: Name and describe yourself. What are you? Who are you?

Wallach: What happens
when all we see, - A Brief History of the Future

Wallach: What happens when all we see,

I am a father, a husband,
and during the day, - A Brief History of the Future

I am a father, a husband, and during the day,

I think we're really
on the verge - A Brief History of the Future

I think we're really on the verge

[Thunder] - A Brief History of the Future

[music] - A Brief History of the Future

Are the stories that we're
putting out circumscribing, - A Brief History of the Future

Are the stories that we're putting out circumscribing,

[Grimes' "Oblivion" playing] - A Brief History of the Future

[Grimes' "Oblivion" playing]

[Rumbling] - A Brief History of the Future

[Grimes' "Oblivion" playing] - A Brief History of the Future

[Grimes' "Oblivion" playing]

I always have this idea - A Brief History of the Future

I always have this idea

It's to work together,
to cooperate, - A Brief History of the Future

It's to work together, to cooperate,

As my journey continues,
everywhere I go, - A Brief History of the Future

As my journey continues, everywhere I go,

You have goals for your family,
for yourself, at work. - A Brief History of the Future

You have goals for your family, for yourself, at work.

And I think that's
the step to success. - A Brief History of the Future

And I think that's the step to success.

We want to connect, to belong,
and to see ourselves - A Brief History of the Future

We want to connect, to belong, and to see ourselves

Walk me
through the moment - A Brief History of the Future

Walk me through the moment

Why is this sense of
togetherness so central - A Brief History of the Future

Why is this sense of togetherness so central

[Crowd cheering] - A Brief History of the Future

[Crowd cheering]

♪ I never walk
about after dark ♪ - A Brief History of the Future

♪ I never walk about after dark ♪

How can we build on
the best parts of who we are - A Brief History of the Future

How can we build on the best parts of who we are

[Crowd cheering] - A Brief History of the Future

[Crowd cheering]

That's led me to Japan,
headed out to a small island - A Brief History of the Future

That's led me to Japan, headed out to a small island

As my journey continues,
I've been thinking a lot - A Brief History of the Future

As my journey continues, I've been thinking a lot

A Brief History of the Future poster

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A unique six-part documentary series about our futures and how we can reimagine them. Hosted by renowned futurist Ari Wallach, the show invites viewers on a journey around the world filled with discovery, hope, and possibility.

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Genre: documentary

Year: 2024

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Released: 03 Apr 2024

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