Engineer and philosopher R. Buckminster Fuller is remembered for his prescient understanding that mankind could run through the world’s resources, and for the many unconventional notions he proposed to help humans develop more harmonious relationships with each other and the rest of the planet. He’s an apt subject for filmmaker Sam Green, who has specialized in examining better-future initiatives in his documentaries The Weather Underground, Utopia in Four Movements, and The Universal Language (a movie about Esperanto).…
Engineer and philosopher R. Buckminster Fuller is remembered for his prescient understanding that mankind could run through the world’s resources, and for the many unconventional notions he proposed to help humans develop more harmonious relationships with each other and the rest of the planet. He’s an apt subject for filmmaker Sam Green, who has specialized in examining better-future initiatives in his documentaries The Weather Underground, Utopia in Four Movements, and The Universal Language (a movie about Esperanto).…