- Filmed over the last decade, a reach into the minds of one person from every country in the world; revealing their spontaneous response to the title question, sharing their views, fears and hope for the future.
- 'What is Going to Happen Next?' is a large-scale and ambitious documentary that showcases a curated selection of unrehearsed video responses to the title question, put to one person in every country around the world. The film emerged from a ten-year-long socially engaged project to capture opinions from all 203 sovereign states as defined by the United Nations. The documentary which was completed in 2020 presents a curated selection of these participants. This film acts as a global cultural discussion that serves to highlight the diversity and complexity of humanity. To initiate a more genuine unplanned answer the participants were not informed of the question in advance. Instead were asked to record themselves reading the question with just two minutes to respond. By removing the participant's ability to prepare, the film presents its audience with a series of natural responses and a variety of behavioural nuances within an international cultural context. By showcasing participants' choice in visual setting, manner and practice of participating, along with a series of complex personal, social and political responses the film represents an attempt to give voice to the incredible diversity of our planet's population.—Matthew Nevin
- List of Film Festival Screenings: November 13, 2020 - Silicon Beach Film Festival, Los Angeles, USA - Official Selection. November 14, 2020 - Toronto Independent Film Festival of Cift, Canada- Official Selection & Winner of Best Experimental Film. December 27, 2020 - London Arthouse Film Festival, UK - Official Selection. January 18, 2021 - World Film Carnival - Singapore -Official Selection & Winner of Best Experimental Film. February 1, 202 - Oregon State International Film Festival / Das Festival, USA - Official Selection. February 20, 2021 - Something Wicked DocuFest, Georgia USA. - Official Selection & Winner of Best Direction of a Feature Documentary. March 4, 2021 - Chicago Irish Film Festival, USA - Official Selection. March 19, 2021-Golden State Film Festival, Los Angeles, USA - Official Selection. March 28, 2021-Beyond Earth Film Festival, India-Official Selection. May 1, 2021-Kalakari Film Festival, India-Official Selection. May 21, 2021-International Filmmaker Festival of New York, USA-Official Selection & Nominee. July 12, 2021-Madrid Film Awards, Spain-Semi-Finalist. July 24, 2021-The Macoproject Film Festival - New York, USA-Honorable Mention. August 9, 2021Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival, USA-Semi-Finalist. September 11, 2021-Creators Film Festival, USA-Official Selection & Honorable Mention. September 13, 2021-L'HIFF - Barcelona International Film Festival, Spain-Official Selection. September 24, 2021-New Renaissance Film Festival, London, UK-Official Selection. September 20, 2021-Los Angeles Lift-Off Film Festival 2021-Official Selection. October 14, 2021-Kerry International Film Festival-Official Selection. December 5, 2021-The Blow-Up Arthouse Film Festival, Chicago, USA.-Semi-Finalist. April 2022 CIACLA's Irish Film Showcase LA, USA-Premiere Screening.
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By what name was What is Going to Happen Next? (2021) officially released in Canada in English?
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