Craig Leon is the Founder of Future History Films, the production company that created the Vertical City film. In this interview, Craig talks about how and why they made the film, what he learned about sustainability while making it, and the future for the film. Lennon and Craig also discuss the key elements that should be included in a Vertical City.
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"How can you maintain the best of what nature can provide and the best of what human ingenuity can provide?" - Craig Leon
Show Notes:
- How Craig went from being in business to being in filmmaking
- About the agricultural businesses he is involved in
- How he came about filming his project Modern Nature
- Why innovation is a very important factor in Vertical City
- What went into the development of the Vertical City film
- Why many buildings aren’t using the new technologies available to them
- What he learned when making this film
- What the key elements are that makes a successful documentary and pushes a conversation forward
"The technology is there - it is the will to do it that is standing in our way." - Craig Leon
- How we will handle so many people coming into the urban environment
- Why they decided to do a shorter documentary
- What the key elements of a Vertical City are
- What’s next for Craig
- The greatest challenge of making the film
- How to make change happen on an individual level
Links Mentioned:
- Modern Nature trailer
- Ep 02 w/ Gregory Kiss
- The Official Vertical City Documentary
- Future History Films
"You don’t have to destroy nature to populate places." - Craig Leon