Misconception

Misconception / Participant Media ; produced and directed by Jessica Yu.

For almost 50 years, the world's population has grown at an alarming rate, raising fears about strains on the Earth's resources. But how true are these claims? Taking cues from statistics guru Hans Rosling, Misconception offers a provocative glimpse at how the world "and women in part...

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Other Authors: Yu, Jessica (Director, Producer), Buxton, Crispin (Producer), Pearlstein, Elise (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: Sausalito, CA : Ro*Co Films, 2014.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Overpopulation.
Population.
overcrowding.
Overpopulation
Population
Streaming video.
documentary film.
Documentary films
Feature films
Nonfiction films
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Documentaires.
Films autres que de fiction.
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Summary:For almost 50 years, the world's population has grown at an alarming rate, raising fears about strains on the Earth's resources. But how true are these claims? Taking cues from statistics guru Hans Rosling, Misconception offers a provocative glimpse at how the world "and women in particular" are tackling a subject at once personal and global. Following three individuals, director Jessica Yu focuses on the human implications of this highly charged political issue, inspiring a fresh look at the consequences of population growth.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed November 03, 2020).
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2014.
Physical Description:1 online resource (93 minutes)
Playing Time:01:32:53
Production Credits:Director, Jessica Yu ; producers, Jessica Yu, Elise Pearlstein.
Participant or Performer:Narrated by Kyra Sedgwick.
Language:In English.

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