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Living in the Future's Past

Name: Living in the Future's Past
Director: Susan Kucera
Released: 2018
Duration: 83 min

Representation Score

6.3/10

Good

2018

TV-PG

Director

Susan Kucera

Runtime

83 minutes

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Living in the Future's Past serves as a systemic critique of global structures. By featuring Indigenous voices like Oren R. Lyons, the film broadens its scope beyond a purely Western scientific perspective to incorporate diverse ways of understanding the world. The documentary effectively challenges the anthropocentric view of nature. It examines ecological crises through the lens of flawed economic and political systems rather than just biological factors. However, the film remains focused on systemic themes and intellectual debates. This focus results in a lack of representation regarding individual identity politics, such as LGBTQ+ narratives or disability-specific perspectives.

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Category Breakdown

Does Living in the Future's Past have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film focuses on scientific, ecological, and political discussions. There are no characters or narratives centered around LGBTQ+ identities.

How does Living in the Future's Past portray gender?

Good

Director Susan Kucera offers a fresh perspective that shifts the focus away from traditional scientific documentary clichés. The narrative structure emphasizes collaborative, multi-disciplinary dialogue over singular masculine authority.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Living in the Future's Past?

Good

The film includes Indigenous perspectives, particularly through the inclusion of Onondaga Nation leader Oren R. Lyons. This integration challenges Western-centric scientific monopolies by incorporating non-Western viewpoints.

How does Living in the Future's Past represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The documentary questions anthropocentric and capitalist views by framing modern industry as a cause of instability. It employs a post-humanist framework to critique traditional Western institutions.

Does Living in the Future's Past include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no specific evidence of the portrayal of visible or invisible disabilities within the scientific and political discourse of the film.

Present on Screen

Incorporates Indigenous perspectives to challenge Western-centric scientific narratives.
Questions capitalist and anthropocentric views of the natural world.
Features a female director who brings a unique perspective to scientific topics.

Limited or Absent

Does not include explicit representation or narratives centered on LGBTQ+ identities.
Does not engage with disability representation.
Focuses primarily on systemic discourse rather than individual identity-based stories.

Official Synopsis

Jeff Bridges, alongside prominent scientists and authors, weaves evolution, emergence, entropy, dark ecology, and what some are calling the end of nature, into a story that helps us understand our place among the species of Earth’s household.

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