The Great Simplification - Film Screening

Join the Baw Baw Sustainability Network for a special screening of The Great Simplification — a powerful documentary by Nate Hagens that explores humanity’s dependence on energy, technology, and the environment, and why a “great simplification” in how we live may be inevitable.

Don’t miss this informative and inspiring evening!

About the filmThe Great Simplification unpacks the complex systems that underpin modern civilisation and the challenges ahead:

• Part 1 explores how our species arrived at this moment — and the pivotal role of energy in our economies.

• Part 2 examines the connections between energy, technology, money, and the environment, revealing how human society functions like a “metabolic heat engine.”

• Part 3 delves into human behaviour in a modern context — why our instincts and incentives shape today’s global challenges.