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Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

Filmmakers travel to six continents and 20 countries to document the impact humans have made on the planet.

Director

Jennifer Baichwal, Edward Burtynsky, Nicholas de Pencier

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Genre

Box Office

$104,806

Production

Anthropocene Films,Mercury Films, Inc.,Seville International

Awards

8 wins & 14 nominations

Homepage

https://theanthropocene.org

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[narrator] The Earth
is 4.5 billion years old, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

[narrator] The Earth is 4.5 billion years old,

Since 2009,
a group of scientists - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

Since 2009, a group of scientists

After nine years of research, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

After nine years of research,

[rumbling] - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

[woman] I can confirm that this
ivory here is exactly 105 tons. - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

[woman] I can confirm that this ivory here is exactly 105 to...

[woman] I have seen estimates
of 150 million dollars... - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

[woman] I have seen estimates of 150 million dollars...

[woman] The street value. - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

[woman] The street value.

[woman] We did the inventory:
three months, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

[woman] We did the inventory: three months,

This tusk will never
hit the market. - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

This tusk will never hit the market.

It will never make a trinket, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

It will never make a trinket,

I was not able to stop
this elephant from dying, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

I was not able to stop this elephant from dying,

[steam hissing] - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

[steam hissing]

[children singing] - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

[children singing]

[siren wails] - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

[woman in Russian] - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

[woman in Russian]

[narrator] Every year,
humans extract between - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

[narrator] Every year, humans extract between

[man speaks English]
We are here - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

[man speaks English] We are here

Lithium has been used for
many years in pharmaceuticals,
and aluminum, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

Lithium has been used for many years in pharmaceuticals, and...

As you see we have sun everyday - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

As you see we have sun everyday

And we are proud of how we
contribute to the world, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

And we are proud of how we contribute to the world,

Last Thursday, I think there was
the last house here. - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

Last Thursday, I think there was the last house here.

[in German] - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

[woman in German] - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

[woman in German]

[narrator] Since Hambach
coal mine opened in 1978, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

[narrator] Since Hambach coal mine opened in 1978,

Terraforming is the act of
altering the Earth's surface
for human needs. - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

Terraforming is the act of altering the Earth's surface...

[narrator] The Earth's forests
are home to 80 percent - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

[narrator] The Earth's forests are home to 80 percent

Less than 10 percent of
old growth forest remains
on Vancouver Island, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

Less than 10 percent of old growth forest remains on Vancouv...

85 percent of the Earth's
forests have been cleared - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

85 percent of the Earth's forests have been cleared

[man] This business,
it starts from the bush, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

[man] This business, it starts from the bush,

[narrator] The population of
Lagos has grown from 200,000 - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

[narrator] The population of Lagos has grown from 200,000

[man sings]
♪ My childhood life ♪ - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

[man sings] ♪ My childhood life ♪

[woman] This is the biggest
dump site in Nairobi. - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

[woman] This is the biggest dump site in Nairobi.

Some people collect bottles, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

Some people collect bottles,

When the bottles have no market,
we just collect plastics. - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

When the bottles have no market, we just collect plastics.

[narrator] A quarter
of a million people - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

[narrator] A quarter of a million people

[woman] Ladies and gentlemen, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

[woman] Ladies and gentlemen,

[narrator] Humans have created
thousands of kilometers - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

[narrator] Humans have created thousands of kilometers

[man] We need to create
new lands, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

[man] We need to create new lands,

And intensifying yields
by doing it - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

And intensifying yields by doing it

We don't use pesticides
or herbicides. - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

We don't use pesticides or herbicides.

The only element of technology - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

The only element of technology

We can give the plants
the exact environment
that they require - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

We can give the plants the exact environment that they requi...

What we have done is taken
an old World War II
air raid shelter, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

What we have done is taken an old World War II air raid shel...

We've got these beds
to grow fresh produce, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

We've got these beds to grow fresh produce,

[narrator] Agriculture
and animal husbandry - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

[narrator] Agriculture and animal husbandry

Nitrogen and phosphorus
levels in soil - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

Nitrogen and phosphorus levels in soil

[narrator] Carbon dioxide levels
in the atmosphere are higher - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

[narrator] Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are highe...

Climate change results in
unstable global temperatures, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

Climate change results in unstable global temperatures,

[man in Italian] - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

[man in Italian]

[narrator] Coral reefs are home
to more than 25 percent
of all marine life, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

[narrator] Coral reefs are home to more than 25 percent of a...

Coral has existed
for 450 million years, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

Coral has existed for 450 million years,

[zookeeper] Now if you're
standing a little bit
further down - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

[zookeeper] Now if you're standing a little bit further...

Now that is just a term that
covers everything we can do - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

Now that is just a term that covers everything we can do

Now they do still tend to spend
lots of time sticking
close to mum, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

Now they do still tend to spend lots of time sticking close ...

So if Melati had had
these two out in the wild,
out in Sumatra, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

So if Melati had had these two out in the wild, out in Sumat...

Now this is no mean feat,
because out in the wild
they are critically endangered. - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

Now this is no mean feat, because out in the wild they are c...

However, just by coming along
to the zoo today,
you may not realize, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

However, just by coming along to the zoo today, you may not ...

So thank you to each
and every one of you
for coming along today - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

So thank you to each and every one of you for coming along t...

Most of the time we are
deployed during the night - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

Most of the time we are deployed during the night

We are allowed by the law
to apprehend anyone - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

We are allowed by the law to apprehend anyone

But in case they pose a danger
to our own lives, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

But in case they pose a danger to our own lives,

We are protecting wildlife,
and at the same time we feel
like we are the enemies. - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

We are protecting wildlife, and at the same time we feel lik...

[narrator] The Earth has had
five major extinctions. - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

[narrator] The Earth has had five major extinctions.

Extinction rates are up to
10,000 times higher
than natural rates - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

Extinction rates are up to 10,000 times higher than natural ...

[man in Chinese] - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

[man in Chinese]

In destroying the ivory,
we reject once and for all, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

In destroying the ivory, we reject once and for all,

Kenya has decided that ivory
is an evil commodity. - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

Kenya has decided that ivory is an evil commodity.

But Kenya's decision has to be
backed by a global decision. - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

But Kenya's decision has to be backed by a global decis...

Let's kill this trade. - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

Let's kill this trade.

[narrator] The Earth is
4.5 billion years old, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

[narrator] The Earth is 4.5 billion years old,

Modern human civilization
has developed
within just 10,000 years, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

Modern human civilization has developed within just 10,000 y...

Recognizing and reimagining
our dominant signal... - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

Recognizing and reimagining our dominant signal...

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Filmmakers travel to six continents and 20 countries to document the impact humans have made on the planet.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Jennifer Baichwal, Edward Burtynsky, Nicholas de Pencier

Writer: Jennifer Baichwal

Production: Anthropocene Films,Mercury Films, Inc.,Seville International

Genre: documentary

Year: 2018

MetaScore: 71/100

ImdbRating: 7.2

BoxOffice: $104,806

Released: 25 Sep 2019

Awards: 8 wins & 14 nominations

Homepage: https://theanthropocene.org