The End of Certainties

Lafond, Jean-Daniel, (film director.). Lafond, Jean-Daniel, (film producer.). Picard, André, (film producer.). Picard, André, (film producer.). Majda Film International Inc. (Montreal), (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary: More than a decade after the worldwide financial crisis of 2007-08, what does globalization mean today? Filmmaker-philosopher Jean-Daniel Lafond takes us behind the scenes of the International Economic Forum of the Americas, a massive annual gathering at which economists, financiers and politicians hold forth on the key issues of the day. Featuring first-hand testimonials by nearly two dozen influential men and women, The End of Certainties unfolds as a multi-voice meditation on the state of the world. This observational documentary offers a cogent assessment of globalization-and its ideals, disillusionment, fears and hopes-and the quest for a new humanism, characterized by greater inclusiveness and fairness.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (45 min., 22 sec.) : sound
remote
access
Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2020.
Copyright: ©2020

Content descriptions

General Note:	Agency:.A Majda Films International and National Film Board of Canada co-production.
Restrictions on Access Note:	No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Research, Jean-Daniel Lafond ; writer, Jean-Daniel Lafond ; direction, Jean-Daniel Lafond ; producer, Jean-Daniel Lafond, André Picard ; editing, Babalou Hamelin ; music, Catherine Debard ; director of photography, Alberto Feio, Nathalie Moliavko-Visotsky, Pascal Carcanade ; sound recording, Jean-Denis Daoust, Pascal Carcanade ; sound editing, Mélanie Gauthier ; researcher, Pamela Elizabeth Grimaud, Marika Lapointe ; sound mixing, Isabelle Lussier ; executive producer, André Picard.
Participant or Performer Note:	Participation, Gil Rémillard, Paul Desmarais Jr, Pascal Lamy, Angel Gurria, Jean Lebel, Lynn Forester de Rothschild, Gabriela Ramos, Brigitte Alepin, Kako Kossivi Nubukpo, Myrlande Pierre, Louis Audet, Thierry Breton, Bernard Spitz, Gérard Mestrallet, Siila Watt-Cloutier, Kerline Joseph, Enrico Letta, Jack Jedwab, Thierry Dassault, Thomas Derichebourg, Monique Leroux, Maria do Carmo Silveira, Patricia Scotland, Rebeca Grynspan.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 2020.
Target Audience Note:	16-18.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language Note:	Bilingual.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-04-05).