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Force Of Nature
The David Suzuki Movie

Inspirational distillation of the life, thoughts and legacy of famed Canadian scientist, broadcaster and activist, David Suzuki.


A printer-friendly version of this page 93 minutes
Closed Captioned

Directed by Sturla Gunnarsson
Produced by Sturla Gunnarsson, Yves J. Ma, Janice Tufford
Executive Producer: Laszlo Barna, Tracey Friesen, Steven Silver
Cinematography: Tony Westman
Editor: Nick Hector
Music: Joel S. Silver
Produced by Entertainment One in Co-production with the National Film Board of Canada in association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and with the participation of Planet Green





"This documentary is a gift to our evolving environmental consciousness." Paul Wapner, Professor, Global Environmental Politics, American University
David Suzuki, iconic Canadian scientist, educator, broadcaster, and activist shares his powerful autobiography of ideas--forged by the major social, scientific, cultural and political events of the past 70 years.

The film weaves together scenes from the places and events that shaped Suzuki's life with a filming of his Last Lecture, which he describes as "a distillation of my life and thoughts, my legacy, what I want to say before I die."

He articulates a core, urgent message: we have exhausted the limits of the biosphere and it is imperative that we re-think our relationship with the natural world. Suzuki looks unflinchingly at the strains on our interconnected web of life--and out of our dire present circumstances he offers up a positive blueprint for sustainability and survival.



Grade Level: 9-12, College, Adult
US Release Date: 2012     Copyright Date: 2010
DVD ISBN: 1-93777-234-9



Reviews
"This beautifully crafted film weaves together two remarkable stories. One is the story of the life and work of David Suzuki, surely one of the wisest people of our era. And through Suzuki's telling, we hear the story of how we humans now find ourselves dangerously estranged from the natural world on which we are totally dependent. Suzuki inspires us to think hard about who we are, how we find meaning through each other, and what world we want to leave to our children and grandchildren."
James Gustave Speth, Professor of Law, Vermont Law School, Author, America the Possible: Manifesto for a New Economy and The Bridge at the Edge of the World: Capitalism, the Environment, and Crossing from Crisis to Sustainability

"Force of Nature provides an intimate portrait of David Suzuki's emergence as the scientist-sage of the environmental movement. Gorgeously filmed and eloquently told, it interweaves the story of Suzuki's life with the world's awakening to environmental awareness. This documentary is a gift to our evolving environmental consciousness."
Paul Wapner, Professor, Global Environmental Politics Program, American University, Author, Living Through the End of Nature, Environmental Activism and World Civic Politics, and Is Wildness Over? (Where Am I?)

"'What we do to the air, we do directly to ourselves.' David Suzuki grabs our attention with this stark reminder about how we humans are affecting our own life support systems. This awesome movie calls for immediate action to solve the dire environmental and social crises now facing humanity. Using the story of his life, Suzuki slowly builds the case for limits to growth and the importance of health of the biosphere. He gives us hope in his belief that humans are capable of learning to live in harmony with nature by rediscovering our intimate connection with and dependence on nature. As Suzuki says, we need the 'imagination to dream and the will to make it a reality.'"
Polly Walker, Center for a Livable Future, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

"I loved it! David Suzuki has inspired many of us as an environmental leader, educator, and public scientist for many many years...Weaving an eloquent recent lecture by Dr. Suzuki's with poignant vignettes about his childhood and early professional life, Force of Nature helps us to understand what shapes, drives, and inspires David Suzuki and his passionate efforts to change our environmental ways. This is a film I'll show my undergraduates."
Kent Curtis, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, Eckerd College

"David Suzuki is truly an inspirational figure--with a charisma of Carl Sagan and the sensibility of Rachel Carson...No one can come away from this film without coming to know that it is time for humankind to face its future."
Mark Lytle, Professor of Historical Studies, Chair of Environmental and Urban Studies, Bard College, Author, The Gentle Subversive: Rachel Carson, Silent Spring and the Rise of the Environmental Movement

"This video goes beyond a simple presentation...[it] transcends the school environment and could even be used outside of the classroom in club settings...Force of Nature is so tastefully done that it draws in the viewer and makes them feel as if Dr. Suzuki is speaking directly to them...This video is a treasure and a must have for every teacher of science. The personal and social perspectives presented throughout the video will resonate in the minds of every student who sees it and may even encourage students to find a new career in order to follow in the footsteps of this great scientist of the modern world!"
Janet Acerra, NSTA Recommends

"A wonderful blend of his progressive ideas for solving the world's most pressing problems and a personal biography of a very remarkable person...I find the balance to be excellent and highly recommend this documentary for both its ideas and its story."
Clyde Zaidins, University of Colorado, Science Books and Films

"David Suzuki is a compelling and sincere speaker who makes scientific concepts accessible. The film uses storytelling, scientific discussion, and gentle humor rather than shock tactics to convey its message, and therefore moves at a thoughtful pace...Recommended for junior high school, high school, and academic libraries."
Wendy Shook, Middlebury College, Educational Media Reviews Online

"While urgent, Suzuki's apocalyptic message is not presented in a polemical manner, making it more likely to be listened to by a wide range of viewers. Recommended."
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"Makes a convincing case that the Earth cannot long support the environmental attacks being inflicted upon it...The combination of personal narrative with a global perspective makes this very valuable for both lessons in environment and 20th-century history."
Eva VonAncken, formerly Trinity-Pawling School, School Library Journal

"Reveals how precarious humanity's current situation is...Force of Nature is worthy of the highest recommendation especially for public and school library DVD collections."
The Midwest Book Review

"Suzuki is entertaining and enlightening...The eloquent scientist, who is facing 'the last part of his life' with serenity, cautions viewers to care for our planet. A deserving tribute."
Candace Smith, Booklist

"A dire warning delivered in a reasonable, friendly voice about the imminent destruction of the biosphere that sustains humankind. Dr. Suzuki's upbeat tone is the spoonful of sugar that makes the bitter medicine go down."
Stephen Holden, New York Times

"What sets Force of Nature apart is the sweeping diversity of his life...Gunnarsson ably juxtaposes the septuagenarian geneticist's personal reflections with scenes from the lecture, and Suzuki's probing, bittersweet recollections provide genuine insight into his gift for making connections most of us could never conceive."
Mark Holcomb, The Village Voice

"Suzuki's message that humans have exhausted the resources of the biosphere and need to rethink their relationship with the natural world may be a familiar one, but it bears repeating."
Alissa Simon, Variety

"Engaging...mixes passionate environmental arguments with a warm biographical portrait...Force of Nature provides a welcome humanistic element to go along with its cautionary arguments about our endangered relationship with the natural world."
Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter

"Possibly the most convincing and fascinating argument yet heard on every person's right to a clean Earth. It's a speech easily on par with the greatest orations of the last 50 years...And as with all great speeches, this one is ultimately not just about the speaker, but the lasting power of the ideas he conveys."
Guy Dixon, Globe and Mail

"Provocative, inspirational...Suzuki comes across as articulate, candid, energetic, charismatic and even a bit funny at times...It's uplifting to know that a powerful documentary like Force of Nature comes along every now and then."
Avi Offer, NYC Movie Guru

"The documentary reminds us of Suzuki's humanitarian legacy and the art of communication about issues that are vital to all of us and our ultimate survival."
Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile

"A priceless treasure that should be seen by everyone...A masterful interweaving...Gives meaningful perspective to our current situation...[Suzuki] is a brilliant scientist, but also a wise grandfather who explains how our desire for an endless-growth economy at the cost of our biosphere is an ignorant path to suicide."
Cyndy Patrick, Ecoprowler

"An engaging, informed, and passionate eco-activist...[An] enormously appealing documentary."
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DVD Features
DVD includes Closed Captioning for the deaf and hard-of-hearing, and scene selection.

Links
Four Excellent Teaching Guides for Different Curricula:
Science, Technology and Society
Population, Consumption and Sustainable Development
Internment, Hiroshima, Human Rights and the Next Generation
Towards a New Perspective


Awards and Festivals
People's Choice Documentary Award, Toronto International Film Festival
Science Books & Films Best of 2013

Subjects
Activism
Aging
Anthropology
Biodiversity
Biography
Biology
Canadian Studies
Climate Change/Global Warming
Conservation
Consumerism
Cosmology
Death And Dying
Earth Science
Ecology
Economics
Endangered Species
Environmental Ethics
Forests and Rainforests
Genetics
Geography
Global Issues
Habitat
History
Human Rights
Indigenous Peoples
Japan
Life Science
Multicultural Studies
Natural Resources
Population
Race and Racism
Science
Technology
Society

Social Justice
Sociology
Toxic Chemicals
War and Peace
Water
Wetlands


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The Nature of David Suzuki
Portrait of geneticist David Suzuki, host of "The Nature of Things."

Coming Home
Suzuki explores biophilia -- the innate, hereditary need of human beings to affiliate with nature.

The Suzuki Diaries: Sustainability in Action
David Suzuki and daughter Sarika travel to Europe to visit inspiring people and projects that give hope for a sustainable future.

An Ecology of Mind
A daughter's loving film portrait of one of the 20th century's most influential thinkers, Gregory Bateson, anthropologist, systems theorist and ecologist.

The Sequel
Daringly re-imagines a thriving, resilient civilization after the collapse of our current economies, drawing on the inspirational work of David Fleming, grandfather of the global Transition Towns movement.

Crossing the Stones
An intimate biography of the Norwegian founder of deep ecology.

Gaia
A portrait of James Lovelock, originator of the theory that the earth is a self-regulating system maintaining the conditions that allow its perpetuation.

Home Place
Putting the role of human beings in the biosphere back into proper perspective.

Natural Connections
Makes a compelling scientific and ethical case for maintaining biodiversity.

DIRT! The Movie
The story of Earth's most valuable and underappreciated source of fertility, from its miraculous beginning to its crippling degradation.

Wrenched
Captures the generations of eco-activists, from the 1960s to the present day, inspired by Edward Abbey's passionate defense of wilderness in The Monkey Wrench Gang.

DamNation
Explores the sea change in national attitude from pride in big dams as engineering wonders to the call for dam removal as awareness grows that our own future is bound to the health of our rivers.

The Salmon Forest
Reveals the fragile connection between salmon, bears, trees, and people in the NW rainforest.

Biomimicry
2-part series based on the book Biomimicry - a new science that studies nature's best ideas and then imitates these designs and processes to solve human problems.

In the Light of Reverence
A stunning portrait of land-use conflicts over Native American sacred sites on public and private land around the West from the producers of STANDING ON SACRED GROUND.

One Ocean
Spectacular 4-part series dives into the world's vast interconnected ocean ecosystem--telling the story from its turbulent birth to its threatened future.

Geologic Journey II
5-part series that explores the geologic forces that shape our planet and our lives.

Play Again (New Edition)
What are the consequences of a childhood removed from nature? Six screen-addicted teens take their first wilderness adventure.

The Shoreline Doesn't Stop Here Anymore
Coastal erosion and our mostly futile efforts to hold the ocean at bay.

When Is Enough, Enough?
A small Cree band in Alberta battles major oil companies for their land which lies on top of one of the world's richest oil deposits.

Build Green
David Suzuki reports on a wide range of green buildings, from large community developments to mini-homes.

Up Close and Toxic
Examines the alarming levels of pollutants inside our homes and suggests ways to reduce them.


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