[imc-oxford-features] pressrelease: Postlethwaite's new climate movie screens in UK Parliament

[Spanner Films]

**PRESS RELEASE: 17 July 2008: Pete Postlethwaite's new climate movie
screens in Parliament
<http://crudemovie.net/page/press_release_17_july_2008_pete_postlethwaites_new_climate_movie_screens_parliament>
**

**As the UK Government's Climate Bill reaches its final stages, Pete
Postlethwaite presents his new feature documentary, "The Age of
Stupid", to the All-Party Parliamentary Climate Change Group on July
21st **

Details: Monday 21st July, 4pm. Wilson Room, Portcullis House.
Followed by debate with Pete Postlethwaite (actor), Franny Armstrong
(director) & Mark Lynas (climate writer). Info & reservations:
catherine.martin at carbonneutral.com
<mailto:catherine.martin at carbonneutral.com>
 or 020 7833 6035. Press passes available from Lizzie Gillett,
Spanner Films 07789 862 011 - lizzie at spannerfilms.net

The Age Of Stupid is the new movie from 'McLibel' Director Franny
Armstrong and the Producer of the Oscar-winning 'One Day In
September', John Battsek. It will be released in cinemas in the
Autumn and has already won two prestigious prizes at the "Sunny Side
of the Doc" film market, its first industry screening. Feedback from
early viewers has been incredible - see comments below or short film
here:
http://www.oneclimate.net/2008/05/25/two-days-to-the-age-of-stupid/

Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite (In The Name of the Father,
Brassed Off, Usual Suspects) stars as an old man living in the
devastated world of 2055. He watches 'archive' footage from 2008 and
asks: Why didn't we stop climate change when we had the chance?

The UK Government is in the final stages of preparing the new Climate
Bill. Director Franny said, “Our aim in making the film is to be
part of the public uprising which forces the world's Governments to
make an international law strong enough to prevent runaway climate
change and keep our planet habitable. This screening in the UK
Parliament is a brilliant first step. I hope we can help persuade the
politicians to make the new Climate Bill as strong as the science says
it needs to be.” 

 <http://crudemovie.net/image/parliament_flyer>

Pete, who recently received planning permission to install a home
turbine on his own property, and has spoken out about the
ever-increasing dangers of climate change, said: “The stakes are
very, very high. They’re through the roof. So when I looked at the
subject and what the film is trying to do, there was no option
really. I had to do it.” He added, “This film’s not quite as
big as Jurassic Park, but it’s lovely to be on a set where people
really want to be there and are committed to what they’re doing.”

The Age of Stupid is “crowd-funded”: 280 investors gave between
50 and 5000 pounds and each own a percentage of the film. This gives
the filmmakers complete editorial freedom, plus control of the
distribution. All profits will be shared between the investors and
crew, who worked for massively reduced rates.

FIRST VIEWERS’ FEEDBACK

“Like a kick in the balls with a hug” - “It really, really got
me, deep inside” - “I was overwhelmed for several days” -
“Seriously brilliant” - “Consumingly stimulating” -
“Stunning stunning stunning” - “Made me laugh, made me cry and,
most importantly, made me think” - “I was blubbering all
through” - “Two days later, I’m still reeling” - “I’m
telling everyone I know to see it” - “Had a very profound
experience and can’t convey the impact the film had” - “I’m
blown away” - “So powerful, so moving, so ingenious” - “I was
completely overwhelmed and had to go and cry for ten minutes” - “I
thought it’d be good, but it was absolutely awesome”

PRESS PACK & MAIN WEBSITE

 Age of Stupid press pack:

http://www.spannerfilms.net/downloadfiles/ageofstupid/AOSpresspack10.pdf
<../../../../downloadfiles/ageofstupid/AOSpresspack10.pdf>

Age of Stupid website:

http://www.ageofstupid.net

FIRST PRESS 

Channel 4 news feature about Pete's involvement: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPIY7SrKdsg

Guardian article about the funding: 

http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,2287367,00.html

Moviescope magazine feature article: 

http://crudemovie.net/sites/local-crude/files/images/MovieScope%20Franny%20interview.jpg

Red Pepper magazine feature article: 

http://www.simstim.freeserve.co.uk/red_pepper.pdf





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