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Who We Were (2021)
115 min | Documentary

Who We Were (2021)

115 min | Documentary

A cinematic essay - inspired by the book "who we were" by Roger Willemsen With Alexander Gerst (astronaut), Sylvia Earle (deep sea researcher), Mathieu Ricard (buddhist monk), Dennis Snower (economist), Felwine Sarr (philosopher) und ...See moreA cinematic essay - inspired by the book "who we were" by Roger Willemsen With Alexander Gerst (astronaut), Sylvia Earle (deep sea researcher), Mathieu Ricard (buddhist monk), Dennis Snower (economist), Felwine Sarr (philosopher) und Janina Loh (critical post- humanist). We may think that we're simply not capable of understanding the increasingly complex problems of our planet, but for these charismatic scientists, that's not enough. Whether it's on the top of the world, in the depths of the ocean, inside the human brain, at the G-20 summit, or in the heart of the International Space Station ISS, they are searching for practical ways to save our world. Considering their drive, we have to ask ourselves if, we as citizens of the planet, are finally ready to take on responsibility - if only for the sake of those who will come after us and ask: "WHO WE WERE"? See less

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
Sylvia Earle Self - deep sea researcher Self - deep sea researcher See fewer	Two Dives in American Samoa (2016)
Alexander Gerst Self - astronaut Self - astronaut See fewer	Commonwealth Games (1954)
Janina Loh Self - critical post-humanist Self - critical post-humanist See fewer	Musings of a Mechatronic Mistress (2023)
Matthieu Ricard self - Buddhist monk self - Buddhist monk See fewer	Aware: Glimpses of Consciousness (2021)
Felwine Sarr Self - philosopher Self - philosopher See fewer	Afrique, La pensée en mouvement Part I (2018)
Dennis J. Snower Self - economist Self - economist See fewer	The Spirit of Money (2007)
Manfred Zapatka Narrator Narrator See fewer	The Himmler Project (2000)