Videos: The 11th Hour

What parents need to know before their kids see The 11th Hour.

The 11Th Hour movie trailer - starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Directed by Leila Conners Petersen. Theatrical Release Date: 8/17/2007 Genre: Documentary Rating: PG

What parents need to know before their kids see The 11th Hour.

The 11Th Hour movie trailer - starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Directed by Leila Conners Petersen. Theatrical Release Date: 8/17/2007 Genre: Documentary Rating: PG

The 11th Hour is the last moment when change is possible. The film explores how we ve arrived at this moment how we live, how we impact the earth s ecosystems, and what we can do to change our course. Featuring ongoing dialogues of experts from all over the world, including former Soviet Prime Minister Mikhail Gorbachev, renowned scientist Stephen Hawking, former head of the CIA R. James Woolsey and sustainable design experts William McDonough and Bruce Mau in addition to over 50 leading scientists, thinkers and leaders who discuss the most important issues that face our planet and people.

The 11th Hour documents the grave problems facing the planet's life systems. Global warming, deforestation, mass species extinction, and depletion of the oceans' habitats are all addressed. The film's premise is that the future of humanity is in jeopardy. The film offers hope and potential solutions to these problems by calling for restorative action by the reshaping and rethinking of global human activity through technology and social responsibility and conservation. Scientists and environmental advocates such as David Orr, David Suzuki, and Gloria Flora paint a portrait for a radically new and different future in which it is not humanity's intent to dominate the planet's life systems, but to mimic and coexist with them.