The 11th Hour

USA 2007 / 90min. PG

Leonardo DiCaprio’s The 11th Hour describes the last moment when change is possible. Drought, famine, severe flooding, record rainfall, hurricanes, acid rain and the highest average temperatures in recorded history — catastrophe is reported on the nightly news as isolated incidents. But are these incidents isolated, or pieces of a larger global puzzle that could unlock humanity’s future? Are these changes permanent? Or are they puzzle pieces of a larger story that needs to be told – one that takes into account who we are and the state of our relationship to this planet, our only home.

Narrated and produced by DiCaprio, the film explores how humanity has arrived at this moment – how we live, how we impact the earth’s ecosystems, and what we can do to change our course. Directors Conners Petersen and Conners bring together experts from all over the world, including former Soviet President 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 present the facts and discuss the most important issues that face our planet.

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