University of Southern California The Unstoppable Rise Of Demain Article Paper A 300-400 word Reading response on Rob Hopkins, The unstoppable rise of De
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You are also asked to reply to someone elses reflection. Your reply should contain at least 100 words and be addressed to the person to whom you are replying, so indicate their name. The unstoppable rise of Demain
by Rob Hopkins, originally published by Transition Culture | T
February 5, 2016
The film Demain (Tomorrow) is proving to be
one of the most remarkable catalysts for
Transition and other bottom-up approaches that
has ever been made. I recently saw it described
by a friend of mine as March of the Penguins
for localists. Mention of it often pops up in
emails from people who have seen it. One
recently said Demain is working really well in
France, it is a crazy phenomenon, never a
documentary has touched so many people in
France. Another friend rang me from outside
the screening he had just taken his son to in Paris,
so thrilled by it he had to call me straight away to say how wonderful it was.
Demain in France
The film, created by Cyril Dion and Melanie Laurent, was premiered in Paris during COP21, and
has since been seen by 560,000 people in France alone. It is now into the 6th week since its
release, and this week has been the best week yet for the film, seeing a 29% increase in the
number of people going to see it. This week it is on in 293 cinemas in France (see the list
here). It is currently number 15 in the box office charts and has 103,000 followers on Facebook.
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It has been nominated for a Cesar award (the French equivalent of the Oscars) for Best
Documentary. Cyril and Melanie have appeared on all manner of TV chat shows (such as the
one below) and the level of media coverage has been amazing. Its inspiring message has really
hit a chord with people. As Cyril told me, we are receiving every day messages from people
launching projects or using the movie to support current initiatives.
A review in Le Monde said described the film as a phenomenon of society. It added:
In a France darkened by crisis and terrorism, this documentary is a breath of hope … (it)
presents the spectators with people who are not in the light, but who create, invent, and are
preparing for the future. It takes them out of the impasse.
Another, in La Vie, wrote that this was a rare thing: the audience actually spoke to each other,
before and after the movie! Indeed, many of them were there for their second or third viewing of
the film.
Demain in Belgium
It launched in Belgium a couple of weeks ago, and most of the screenings have sold out, with
13,000 people seeing it in its first week. Screenings have proved a huge boost for Belgian
Transition groups. The Belgian equivalent of the Radio Times, their TV listings magazine,
dedicated 7 pages to it, half of those to stories of what Transition groups are doing in
Belgium. The Belgian Hub, Réseau Transition, asked groups for their stories of the impact the
film is having. Here is what some of them said. Elisabeth (Liz) Gruié wrote:
I live in Liège and watching Demain crystallised my appetite to support the green cause and
more specifically to get involved into sustainable and local projects… I contacted the team at
Liège en Transition to see where I could be involved. I bought two shares in Les Compagnons de
la Terre and I am now part of their communication team. Finally I invested into a Cooperative
Bank and will open an account there instead of going for the brick-and-mortar banks. I started to
buy and use the local currency (Le Valeureux) and as a future switch to renewable energies I
am now looking into Enercop to replace my local provider. So many changes indeed!
Catherine Etterbeek wrote, What strikes me is rather the impact on the people around me, who
are external to the Transition. David from Etterbeek in Transition wrote, overall I think it
reinforced the image that I have with my relatives and acquaintances (who begin to consult me
on some issues) and I think it will pay off in the long term!
Carolina from Ixelles Transition wrote:
We welcomed new members since the films release. We noticed such enthusiasm around us
that we decided to organize an event around the day after tomorrow. This is called
Tomorrow, I promise and will take place at the end of the month. Difficult to assess the impact
before that date, but were getting close to 100 participants on Facebook + some very positive
feedback about the organization of this event. Its been a while that we did not have noticed such
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enthusiasm. We therefore expect a coffee debate on five themes of the film and will explore new
ways to offer people to engage effectively.
Demain in Switzerland and beyond
It recently also launched in French-speaking Switzerland, where it is Number 2 at the box office,
with 21,000 viewers so far and momentum growing all the time! So what next? Distribution
rights are currently being negotiated for other countries. We will keep you posted on news. The
announcement about the Cesar awards is made on February 26th. In the meantime, if you
havent already seen it, here is the trailer.
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