Are we stupid?

Published: 9:25PM Wednesday August 19, 2009 Source: Close Up

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It has broken box office records for a UK premiere.

It has been requested for viewing by President Obama and it might even go some way to changing the world.

Many film producers can only dream of such accolades, but for Dunedin girl Lizzie Gillett, it is real life. And she's managed it with a topic that leaves some people cold.

The Age Of Stupid is a drama documentary on the catastrophic effects of the world getting too hot.

So how do you make climate change sexy? And how did a small time Kiwi producer make it so big? Gill Higgins spoke to Team Stupid.

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