Critical mass a film by mike freedman, official site at critical mass on facebook critical mass campaign at. In addition to his film work, his writing has been published in stakeholder. After watching the film inherit the wind with his family when he was 12, he knew that he wanted to be a filmmaker. Through calhouns experiments, critical mass examines the. Critical mass is his first featurelength documentary. Making the film on the emotional front, i have had, for a long time, the conviction that underlying the bulk of global social and environmental issues is the common denominator of human population growth. Threatening life and evolution are the two deaths, death of the spirit lifedriven purposeful behavior and death of the body. Includes discussion of his earlier vimeo film on occupy londo n, then his new feature film critical mass. Its not easy to address the issue of human overpopulation, so filmmaker mike freedman did something clever. Critical mass is a form of direct action in which people meet at a set location and time and travel as a group through their neighbourhoods on bikes. Critical mass provides some insights into how the consequences of that growth will play out, and indeed, how they seem to be unfolding already. Prior to the films showing at the mill valley film festival saturday, oct. Critical mass is an immensely impacting documentary. Calhoun and his experiments with rats and overpopulation.
Mice stop weaning their young, often attack their progeny and cease normal behaviors. He uses the cautionary tale from a science experiment by john b. A critical mass is a traffic jam on bikes though often cheerier. With that in mind, firsttime filmmaker mike freedman decided to resurrect calhouns rats. Nov 06, 2012 critical mass is a feature documentary about the impact of human population growth and consumption on our planet and on our psychology.
Documentary by mike freedman, 2011 critical mass is a feature documentary about the impact of human population growth and consumption on the planet and on ou. The film features scenes taken straight from other films such as terminator 2. Calhoun to show what happens when rodents are crowded together. Critical mass announces cool devices volume 1 nov 10, 2004 otakon 2004 the right stuf international aug 12, 2004 ax 2002. With treat williams, udo kier, lori loughlin, blake clark. Please subscribe my channel the film chronicles the history and development of critical mass, the leaderless, grassroots bicycle movement from its 1992 beginnings in san francisco to its. Dirty overload overpopulation to the tar sands radio. Unsung films watched mike freedmans critical mass this year when it screened at the biografilm festival in bologna, italy. Filmmaker mike freedman explains the creative process behind his debut documentary, critical mass. Jun 22, 2012 critical mass a film by mike freedman, official site at critical mass on facebook critical mass campaign at. Oct 31, 2012 documentary by mike freedman, 2011 critical mass is a feature documentary about the impact of human population growth and consumption on the planet and on our psychology.
Judgment day and universal soldier spliced into newly filmed scenes to make. Mike freedman was born in new york city and lives in london. View mike freedmans profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Documentary by mike freedman, 2011 critical mass is a feature documentary about the impact of human. Critical conversations on our changing world filmmaker and writer mike freedman speaks with a range of experts from a variety of backgrounds about what the future has in store for humanity. Calhoun to show what happens when the rodents are crowded together. He sent me a password so i could watch his asyet unreleased film. Calhoun with a slick snapshot of todays urban jungle. Mike freedman on his new film critical mass resilience. The featurelength documentary is about the impact of human population growth and consumption on our planet and on our psychology. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. Judgment day and universal soldier spliced into newly filmed scenes to make up its action sequences. Part two to this story ought to be another film, offering clear and attainable solutions, which would no doubt challenge many of modern civilizations most cherished thoughts about politics. Interview with the filmmaker in midjuly 2012 i blogged on john b.
I love film, he tells me, because it is the only art form that is all the other art forms. Postgrowth economics, sustainability, water privatisation, rejuvenation biotechnology, cybersecurity and the war on drugs are some of the topics covere. This intelligent film interweaves a fascinating 1960s rat experiment by dr. Critical mass anime, a subdivision of the video publisher and distributor right stuf inc. A special thanks goes out to those help got involved with our indigogo campaign to help raise funds for the film. Please let us know if we need to make any amendments to this film entry mailing us directly at last updated 17th april 20. Critical mass 2001 action thriller terrorists takes a nuclear facility hostage, to set off a meltdown the size of chernobyl throughout southern california. Terrorists takes a nuclear facility hostage, to set off a meltdown the size of chernobyl throughout southern california. In his new documentary, critical mass, he tethers their story to our own ohsotricky subject of. Nov, 2012 filmmaker mike freedman explains the creative process behind his debut documentary, critical mass.
Critical mass, a 2000 film starring treat williams and lori loughlin. Things arent looking too good for the worlds population. Critical mass is a 2001 low budget action film released directtovideo. Population growth and the road to total societal meltdown. Critical mass for population film maker mike freedman set out to document the really big picture, the forces that could culminate in disaster for humanity, and most living things. Mike freedman 1st feature producer mike freedman editor anthony stadler director of photography. I shall largely speak of mice, but my thoughts are on man. It is distributed internationally by journeyman pictures, and is available to stream or buy online if you go to the watch the film section of our website at. Rent critical mass 2000 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Influenced by the latest in cuttingedge hollywood sound design and film scoring, this library contains a wealth of sonic material ideally suited to cinematic and video game projects. Director mike freedman has a new book out featuring interviews with some amazing folks. Critical mass, a 1990 sevenissue comic book anthology printed under epic comicss shadowline saga imprint.
Unsung films watched mike freedman s critical mass this year when it screened at the biografilm festival in bologna, italy. Critical mass r 1h 35min action, thriller 4 july 2001 argentina terrorists takes a nuclear facility hostage, to set off a meltdown the size of chernobyl throughout southern california. The critical mass of a fissionable material depends upon its nuclear properties specifically, the nuclear fission crosssection, its density, its shape, its enrichment, its purity, its temperature and its surroundings. Critical mass in 1962, researcher john calhoun began rodent population experiments to investigate the effects of social overcrowding in enclosed conditions. This intelligent film interweaves a fascinating 1960s rat experiment with a slick snapshot of todays urban jungle. His film explores how the growing population alters the social and psychological environment, and the challenges of equality in a world of 7 billion people.
It starred treat williams, lori loughlin, and udo kier and was directed by fred olen ray, credited as ed raymond. Nov 12, 2012 with that in mind, firsttime filmmaker mike freedman decided to resurrect calhouns rats. Type of film features running time 101 mins 47 secs format hd director mike freedman 1st feature producer mike freedman editor anthony stadler director of photography brian strange production designer ben gregory sound chris reading, daniel pugh, matt spagnola music. Critical mass is a feature documentary about the impact of human population growth and consumption on our planet and on our psychology. A documentary filmmaker read the post and contacted me, because he liked that i was addressing calhoun and hed just made a film about him, but the main topic was world human population. Critical mass definition of critical mass by merriamwebster. Part two to this story ought to be another film, offering clear and attainable solutions, which would no doubt challenge many of modern civilizations most. Postgrowth economics, sustainability, water privatisation, rejuvenation biotechnology, cybersecurity and the war on.
Watch the film critical mass is now available to stream online. Calhoun shall largely speak of mice, but my thoughts are on man, on healing, on life and its evolution. Aug 04, 2017 please subscribe my channel the film chronicles the history and development of critical mass, the leaderless, grassroots bicycle movement from its 1992 beginnings in san francisco to its. He made an awardwinning featurelength documentary titled critical mass, the blurb for which says. Dirty overload overpopulation to the tar sands radio ecoshock. My awardwinning documentary critical mass is available through journeyman.
Documentary by mike freedman, 2011 critical mass is a feature documentary about the impact of human population growth and consumption on the planet and on our psychology. His first nonfiction book, the revolution will be improvised. Screenings st the sheridan opera house, saturday, may 26, 6 p. Population growth and the road to total societal meltdown grist. Things arent looking good for the worlds population. Prior to the film s showing at the mill valley film festival saturday, oct. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover mikes connections and jobs at similar companies.
A critical mass is the smallest amount of fissile material needed for a sustained nuclear chain reaction. Mike freedman 2012 a feature documentary about the impact of human population growth and consumption on our planet and on our psychology. Filmmaker and writer mike freedman speaks with a range of experts from a variety of backgrounds about what the future has in store for humanity. Mailing list your details will not be shared with any other parties. Critical mass is a feature documentary about the impact of human population growth and consumption on us and our planet. With the planet bursting at the seams the intelligence and physiological traits that make us human are now crucial to mankinds survival. Architects of our republic has conducted an interview with mike freedman a director who has filmed the documentary critical mass. Critical mass is an intelligent film about human population and the impact of its growth on our planet the dangers that overpopulation can have, both physically through consumption of the worlds limited resources and psychologically namely through extreme urbanization.
He produced and directed the awardwinning feature documentary critical mass, distributed internationally by journeyman pictures. Rent critical mass 2000 starring treat williams and lori loughlin on dvd and bluray. Oct 03, 2012 unsung films watched mike freedmans critical mass this year when it screened at the biografilm festival in bologna, italy. By theo alexander, unsung films unsung films watched mike freedmans critical mass this year when it screened at the biografilm festival in bologna, italy. Only one man, security agent mike jeffers, has what it takes to thwart the operation and divert the deadly attack.
Documentary by mike freedman, 2011 critical mass is a feature documentary about the impact of human population growth and consumption. The idea is for people to group together to make it safe for each other to ride bicycles through their streets, based on the old mantra. Mike freedman interview architects of our republic. In addition to his film work, his writing has been published. Critical conversations on our changing world, will be published at the end of 2016. The filmmaker, mike freedman born in new york city and now living in london, england recently concluded a nearly monthlong tour of the united states in support of his film. Critical mass definition is a size, number, or amount large enough to produce a particular result. He tells the story with mice, using a science experiment by research psychologist john b. From 1958 to 1983, john b calhoun experimented on rodents, crowding. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commissionfree in our professional marketplace.
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