The Butterfly Effect
Posted: Alex Detig	Tuesday, 12 July 2011 09:52

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Don’t we all think that the great problems of our world happen to other people, in places we’ve never heard of?  Fukushima may seem far away to many of us, the ozone hole may appear to be only a problem for Australia, and the consumption of whale meat is deemed irrelevant to most people in the world. But just how far away are these issues in reality? Who do they actually affect and how? What would the world look like without the far-reaching influences of modern industrial society? What if we humans hadn’t invented the steam engine, atomic energy or the car?

This documentary series goes in search of places where modern life has not yet left its imprint. Places that largely still look like they did centuries or even millennia ago. And it shows places where the global effects of modern life have left visible and shocking traces. How much do we all influence nature, the environment and the structures of planet Earth in our daily lives? Just how interrelated is the world and life in it? Could the beating of a butterfly’s wings really be the tiny trigger of devastating hurricanes or tornadoes as chaos theory predicts? And what legacy do we leave behind today for future generations? It is a question that becomes more urgent with every passing day.

The search for answers and solutions to these questions lies at the heart of this high-end documentary series.
Filmed in HighEnd RedCinema with state-of-the-art style elements and in-depth access to places, people and cutting-edge science, this will be a unique documentation of the state of our planet that will engage and affect audiences of all ages. With its glossy look, breath-taking imagery and astonishing facts it is sure to have viewers on the edge of their seats while maintaining thought-provoking integrity.