I am really looking forwrd to seeing
this film at the end of May:
The Divide
From City Screen, York website:
Director: Katharine Round. UK 2015.
Inspired by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett’s bestselling book The Spirit Level, Katharine Round’s incisive documentary offers a more personal account of how inequality shapes our societies. It aims to unravel the mystery of why, despite increasing material wealth, social divisions and personal anxiety are increasing. The film weaves together thought-provoking, poignant stories of seven people that illustrate how economic shifts impact individuals’ lived experience and psychology. The narrative links people from around the world, including a busy Wall Street psychologist whose clients are battling breakdowns, a stressed fast-food worker struggling to survive, and a low-income carer who feels looked down upon. Through the juxtaposition of real lives with archive footage and news reports, a fascinating picture emerges of the ways that economies profoundly influence our beliefs, self-image and actions. This absorbing film reveals a refreshing, close-up perspective on the human story behind economic inequality.
The City Screen showing on May 31st is followed by a Q&A session with
Richard Wilkinson co-author of The Spirit Level. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spirit_Level:_Why_More_Equal_Societies_Almost_Always_Do_Better
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