2016 · documentary
Before the Flood (2016)
Directed by Fisher Stevens1h 33m2016
A look at how climate change affects our environment and what society can do to prevent the demise of endangered species, ecosystems, and native communities across the planet.
Our read: Before the Flood (2016) (2016) reads as a sombre, steady, grounded documentary entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, steady, measured documentary, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
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