‘The Whole World Feels Really Dystopian’: Filmmaker Discusses the Global Push to Authoritarianism
February 23, 2025
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as posted by the channelAward-winning director Asif Kapadia talks to Mehdi Hasan about the rising threats of climate change, authoritarianism, and the broligarchy – and how everyday people can begin to fight back.
Asif Kapadia – best known for his films ‘Diego Maradona’, ‘Amy’ and ‘Senna’ – discusses his new film, ‘2073,’ where he gives us a look at just one of the possibilities if the world continues to devolve at its current pace.
In his film, Kapadia examines the biggest threats facing society. “I don't even know if we can stop it, but it's the takeover of authoritarians and money, and politics—seems to be the common denominator,” the filmmaker tells Mehdi.
‘2073’ depicts the confluence of climate change and the rise of authoritarianism in the dystopian city of New San Francisco, where there’s no privacy, no freedom, no democracy. The film is a warning of what is to come if we let oligarchs go unchecked. Watch the exclusive clip from the film at the end of the interview.
#oligarchy #authoritarianism #2073
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