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Future Eaters, The

Year of completion
1998
Content type
Documentary
Format
Series
Genre
Environment, Natural History
Duration
3 x 55 minute episodes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

Based on the best selling book THE FUTURE EATERS by Dr. Tim Flannery, the series charts the evolution of Australasia's unique wildlife - the arrival of the first humans, and their interaction with nature. The Aborigines, Maoris and other Polynesian peoples were the first 'future eaters' - consuming the resources that they would need for their future survival, and living and adapting to the consequences. In the last 200 years, Europeans have made an even greater impact. Our survival will likewise depend on whether we can learn lessons from the past, adapt to the reality of our impoverished lands and conserve what we can of our fast vanishing eco systems.
Completion Year
1998
Genres
Environment, Natural History
Format
Series
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Director

Ian Cuming, Richard Keefe

Producer

Ian Cuming, Richard Keefe

Writer

Tim Flannery

Executive Producer

Richard Keefe, Alison Leigh, Michael Stedman

Cast

Dr. Tim Flannery

Awards

1998 — Australian Guild of Screen Composers

1999 — New York Festivals

1999 — Australian Teachers Of Media Inc

Screenings

1999 — Banff World Television Festival

1999 — New York Festivals

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