The Future Is Now!
The Future Is Now!
2011, English. Directed by Jim Brown & Gary Burns.
A journalist meets “Man of Today” who, while a responsible citizen, is disengaged from greater society. He believes once he’s dead nothing more matters. As an experiment to see if she can turn his pessimistic view around, the journalist sends him on a journey of enlightenment to prove that the future does matter. Travelling the globe, he finds himself in surprising encounters with great minds in the arts and sciences. Starting with an unexpected poetry reading and conversation with experimental poet Christian Bök, Man of Today engages with architect Shigeru Ban, activist Francis Dupuis-Déri, philosopher Alain de Botton, artist Marlene Dumas, novelist Rivka Galchen, leading scientists and a ghost. Will the journalist succeed in turning a cynic into an optimist? Will it matter? What can one person do?
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Jim BrownDirector
- Gary BurnsDirector
- Paul AhmaraniMan Of Today
- Liane BalabanWoman Of Tomorrow
- Alain de BottonThe Philosopher
- Shigeru BanThe Architect
- Christian BökThe Poet
- Marlene DumasThe Artist
- Frances Dupuis-DériThe Anarchist
- Rivka GalchenThe Author
- Richard DawkinsThe Scientist
- J. Craig VenterThe Scientist
- Jean-Paul SartreThe Existentialist
- Dan BeirneYoung Man
Details
- Released
- 24 June 2011
- Country
- Canada
- Written by
- Jim Brown, Gary Burns
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The Future Is Now! runs 91 minutes (1h 31m).
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The Future Is Now! isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free or rent it or buy it online. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Future Is Now!?
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Who directed The Future Is Now!?
The Future Is Now! (2011) was directed by Jim Brown and Gary Burns and stars Paul Ahmarani, Liane Balaban, Alain de Botton.