COLLAPSE

I am not anonymous. I am a nonymous. But I do not forget. I do not forgive. And be sure. I will help.

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synopsis
Americans generally like to hear good news. They like to believe that a new president will right old wrongs, that clean energy will replace dirty oil and that fresh thinking will set the economy straight. American pundits tend to restrain their pessimism and hope for the best. But is anyone prepared for the worst?

Meet Michael Ruppert, a different kind of American. A former Los Angeles police officer turned independent reporter, he predicted the current financial crisis in his self-published newsletter, From the Wilderness, at a time when most Wall Street and Washington analysts were still in denial. Director Chris Smith has shown an affinity for outsiders in films like American Movie and The Yes Men. In Collapse, he departs stylistically from his past documentaries by interviewing Ruppert in a format that recalls the work of Errol Morris and Spalding Gray.

Sitting in a room that looks like a bunker, Ruppert recounts his career as a radical thinker and spells out the crises he sees ahead. He draws upon the same news reports and data available to any Internet user, but he applies a unique interpretation. He is especially passionate about the issue of peak oil, the concern raised by scientists since the seventies that the world will eventually run out of fossil fuel. While other experts debate this issue in measured tones, Ruppert doesn't hold back at sounding an alarm, portraying an apocalyptic future. Listening to his rapid flow of opinions, the viewer is likely to question some of the rhetoric as paranoid or deluded, and to sway back and forth on what to make of the extremism. Smith lets viewers form their own judgments.

Collapse also serves as a portrait of a loner. Over the years, Ruppert has stood up for what he believes in despite fierce opposition. He candidly describes the sacrifices and motivators in his life. While other observers analyze details of the economic crisis, Ruppert views it as symptomatic of nothing less than the collapse of industrial civilization itself.

Thom Powers

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Chris Smith - Director

Chris Smith is an accomplished filmmaker whose previous films include American Job (1996 Sundance Film Festival), American Movie (1999, Grand Jury Prize-Sundance Film Festival, Sony Pictures Classics), Home Movie (2001, Sundance Film Festival), The Yes Men (2004, United Artists) and most recently The Pool (2008). The Pool won a Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and was selected as one of the Top 25 Films of 2008 by the Museum of Modern Art.

Kate Noble - Producer

Kate Noble has worked in production for the last ten years. She joined Bluemark Films in the spring of 2004 and has since worked on projects including The Yes Men, Suffering and Smiling, and The Grand Human Experiment. Before Collapse she produced the narrative feature The Pool, also with director Chris Smith.

Barry Poltermann - Editor

Barry Poltermann first collaborated with Chris Smith as editor on American Movie. He recently directed and edited the documentary feature The Life of Reilly. Barry also served as an executive producer on the documentary, Rock the Bells, which chronicles the struggle to put together the final performance of the Wu Tang Clan. Most recently he and Chris collaborated on the narrative feature, The Pool, which was edited in large part on location in India.

Didier Leplae / Joe Wong - Composers

This is the third collaboration between Chris Smith and composers Didier Leplae and Joe Wong. Didier and Joe are also founders in their music company Noisola. See www.noisola.com for more information.

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Tags:

• COLLAPSE
• Economy
• Markets
• 2008
• Collapse (film)

[DanielWFilms]

"the population may even rise to 7 billion by the time people see this interview"

...fuck me haha

[OccupyINFO]

@DanielWFilms World population hits 7 billion on Oct. 31

[kjghart]

Apparently I was the first one to watch this vid on youtube. It's eye opening. Share with everyone you can.

[OccupyINFO]

@kjghart the problem is... It's Copyrighted - And it's a good work. I don't like do this. But here, it seems to me very important to diffuse this film. I saw it in 2010 on dailymotion... and then I bought it. So... I hope I will not be alone.

[dawiser1]

@fowzie777 Sometimes the truth is uncomfortable, doesnt mean it isnt the truth.

[fowzie777]

if evolution is true then there is no evil...there is no good...there just is what is and the rest is preference...

[fowzie777]

God is not on the table my friend....God is in control not us.....evolution is one of the biggest lies of all....

[fowzie777]

adaptation is not evolution.....just saying...

[fowzie777]

@Celeras - don't make fun of yourself....

[falllupa]

thank u

[TheDirtyplanet]

Everyone should watch this.

[AmericanPatriot53]

@OccupyINFO He knew to buy gold but currently faces eviction? Very compelling but he misses the end game. WWII was a direct result of the global depression which preceeded it. This global depression will be worse as will the war that follows. Understand I am not a war monger, I just believe man has always waged war when available critical resources run short. It's kind of an automatic pressure relief. I wonder if it would make sense to stop it even if you could.

[Celeras]

Haha what a nutjob.

[DanielWFilms]

@OccupyINFO I know! Haha that's exactly my point, I am literally watching his interview after it reached 7 billion