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?
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Paul Ahmarani
Man Of Today
Liane Balaban
Woman Of Tomorrow
Alain de Botton
The Philosopher
Shigeru Ban
The Architect
Christian Bök
The Poet
Marlene Dumas
The Artist
Frances Dupuis-Déri
The Anarchist
Rivka Galchen
The Author
Richard Dawkins
The Scientist
J. Craig Venter
The Scientist
Jean-Paul Sartre
The Existentialist
Dan Beirne
Young Man
Elysa Chan
Receptionist
Vanessa Matsui
Grad Student Activist
