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Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

We are here in the middleof Salar de Atacama, right in the heart of thedriest desert of...

[man speaks English]
We are here in the middle
of Salar de Atacama, right in the heart of the
driest desert of the world. We are producing here, lithium, and we have a lot of lithium
under our feet

Full Transcript

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[man speaks English] We are here
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in the middle of Salar de Atacama,
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right in the heart of the driest desert of the world.
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We are producing here, lithium,
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and we have a lot of lithium under our feet.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
51
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:32
Uploaded
Jun 20, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Anthropocene Films,Mercury Films, Inc.,Seville International

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Movie Summary

Filmmakers travel to six continents and 20 countries to document the impact humans have made on the planet.
Lithium has been used for many years in pharmaceuticals, and aluminum, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:13
Lithium has been used for many years in pharmaceuticals, and...
As you see we have sun everyday - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:12
As you see we have sun everyday
And we are proud of how we contribute to the world, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:13
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 00:06
Last Thursday, I think there was the last house here.
[in German] - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:05
[in German]
[woman in German] - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:04
[woman in German]
[narrator] Since Hambach coal mine opened in 1978, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:17
[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 00:18
Terraforming is the act of altering the Earth's surface...
[narrator] The Earth's forests are home to 80 percent - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:12
[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 00:13
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 00:09
85 percent of the Earth's forests have been cleared
[man] This business, it starts from the bush, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:23
[man] This business, it starts from the bush,
[narrator] The population of Lagos has grown from 200,000 - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:21
[narrator] The population of Lagos has grown from 200,000
[man sings] ♪ My childhood life ♪ - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:43
[man sings] ♪ My childhood life ♪
[woman] This is the biggest dump site in Nairobi. - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:13
[woman] This is the biggest dump site in Nairobi.
Some people collect bottles, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:07
Some people collect bottles,
When the bottles have no market, we just collect plastics. - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:05
When the bottles have no market, we just collect plastics.
[narrator] A quarter of a million people - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:36
[narrator] A quarter of a million people
[woman] Ladies and gentlemen, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:20
[woman] Ladies and gentlemen,
[narrator] Humans have created thousands of kilometers - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:13
[narrator] Humans have created thousands of kilometers