Director
Damon Gameau
Starring
Damon Gameau, Eva Lazzaro, Zoë Gameau
Run Time
93 mins
Release Year
2018
Country of Origin
Australia
Language
English
Director of Photography: Hugh Miller
Editor: Jane Usher
Produced by: Nick Batzias, Anna Kaplan, Virginia Whitwell, Damon Gameau
Music: Bryony Marks
Screenplay by: Damon Gameau
Production Designer: Luke Bubb, Carrie Kennedy
2040
Part of the Documentaries Strand
Astute and playful, 2040 uses easy-to-digest visuals to show how scientific advancements might save our future world. In That Sugar Film, Damon Gameau used his own body to show the hidden effects of sugar in supposedly healthy foods. Here, he takes a different approach, using the film as a visual letter to his four-year-old daughter, Zoe (who will be 25 in 2040), to show how technological advances can have an impact. The school-age ethos gives an often cheery edge, but 2040’s message remains powerful and important. [U]
2040 is nominated for the 2019 Award for Best Documentary Feature Film.