UPDATE- The World in 50 Years
Original title: UPDATE – The World in 50 Years Part 1-3
Duration: 3x51’40’’
Producer: Uwe Kersken
Director: Meike Hemschemeier / Lars Montag / Christian Twente
Participant: Stefan Schneider
Company: Gruppe 5 Filmproduktion GmbH
Scientific field: Technologies / Biology / Human Sciences / Medicine / Ecology
Year: 2006
Country: Germany
What would you see and experience if the clocks rolled forward 50 years? In a unique blend
of drama and science, this three-part series shows you the world of tomorrow. Will we have
flying cars? Will advances in medicine help us stay young forever? What will our cities look
like? Supported by the world’s leading scientist and research institutes, we embark on a quest
to answer some of society’s most fundamental questions and reveal the dramas of
tomorrow’s world along the way. This series is all about opening the window of our future
based on science fact, not science fiction.