In 1991 a group of countercultural visionaries built an enormous replica of earth’s ecosystem called Biosphere 2. When eight “biospherians” lived sealed inside, they faced ecological calamities and cult accusations. Their epic adventure is a cautionary tale but also a testament to the power of small groups reimagining the world.
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Himself
Tony Burgess
Himself
Kathelin Gray
Herself
Linda Leigh
Herself
Mark Nelson
Himself
Roy Walford
Himself
Director
Matt Wolf
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Production
Impact Partners, RadicalMedia, Stacey Reiss Productions, Polari Pictures
Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots
August 31, 2020
“Spaceship Earth” is a documentary that fails on the most basic level: it tells the story that nobody wants to hear. The film, blessed with the compelling story of the spectacular failure that was Arizona’s Biosphere 2 project, squanders its opportunity to show us what we really want to see. Instead, director Matt Wolf focuses on the 1960s counterculture that inspired the team of unappealing “Bios...
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