SURVIVING PROGRESS written and directed by Mathieu Roy and Harold Crooks. An Alliance Films release. 86 minutes. Opens Friday (December 2). For venues and times, see Movies. Rating: NNN
Directors Mathieu Roy and Harold Crooks adapt the work of historian Ronald Wright to look at the ill-defined notion that all forms of human advancement are inherently positive.
Wright and company (including Margaret Atwood and David Suzuki) examine the difference between good and bad progress, and just how fuzzy the line between the two becomes when dealing with environmental, evolutionary and economic matters.
The many topics the 86-minute film tries to cover would be better served by a miniseries or longer film. But this is an admirable and timely film that’s bound to spark necessary and passionate discussions.
