The Earth's population is expected to reach 10 billion people by 2050. The consequences will be catastrophic. Based on Stephen Emmott's hit theater show, Ten Billion is a wake up call to an unprecedented planetary emergency.
Direction
Webber somehow makes one man at a blackboard visually arresting.
Writing
Emmott's theatrical monologue hits like a sledgehammer of facts.
Production
Ominous black void set = perfect visual metaphor for void ahead.
Director
Peter Webber
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Emmott, a Microsoft Research scientist, specifically requested no applause during his theatrical run — audiences reportedly left in stunned silence.
Released pre-Paris Agreement, the film's urgency has only intensified; Emmott later called the 1.5°C target 'mathematically impossible.'
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