The Chances of the World Changing

Fueled by an abiding passion for saving endangered animals, Richard Ogust abandons his life as a writer to build a fragile ark that is constantly on the brink of capsizing. CHANCES OF THE WORLD CHANGING is the poetic, lyrical tale of a saintly, but all-too-human artist who sacrifices nearly everything in his quest to preserve the world s disappearing turtles and tortoises.

Pressed into bankruptcy, living out of a tent, and nearly driven mad by bureaucracy and the needs of his 1000-plus turtles, Ogust is in a furious race against time to keep his turtles and his well-being intact. Through depressing setbacks and moments of triumph, Ogust maintains his vision of a future where his turtles, and he, can return home.

Award-winning CHANCES OF THE WORLD CHANGING, directed by Eric Daniel Metzgar, features stunning photography of some of the planet's
nearly-extinct turtle species and pays tribute to their tortoise-pace lifestyle in a rabbit s world. An honest and patient study in the joys and sorrows of survival, CHANCES OF THE WORLD CHANGING is cinema verité on every scale, an epic nestled in the eternal moment. (Macleans)

DVD Features: Interview with Director Eric Daniel Metzgar; Music Video: Faun Fables; Filmmaker Biographies
Customer Review: Wildlife conservation
I found this movie profoundly depressing, but expected to do so since the topic is so difficult to resolve. I thought it did a great job calling attention to the plight of turtles and the difficulties involved in their conservation. I guess I wondered, though, if the perspective was a little too narrow and whether the isolation in which these turtle breeders appear to operate is as real as it appears in the film. With many zoos focusing on breeding endangered species in captivity and many international organizations concerned about wildlife I just have to wonder if there is no support out there and if so how best to connect with these groups in order to help people interested in conservation find ways of focusing their energies most effectively. I read reviews of the movie on line and found myself annoyed with some conservation officers who were quoted therein- the response being that you don't have to be involved internationally to protect turtles- you can start in your own backyard. While I agree with that summary to a certain extent I believe it misses the point- which is or should be, how can we develop organizations that can help us understand the most effective way to focus our efforts- if Vietnamese turtles are more in crisis from the turtle trade, then we do have to focus on them. But with a better organized group keeping track of their status, we would know of the needs of turtles nationally and locally as well. And know when to take action at whichever level.
Customer Review: Stunning film
The chances of the World Changing Wow I don't know else to say over what this reviewer Richard A. Weissman has said, good thing it looks like you just beat me to a review, saved me some typing haha. This guy in the film, Richard Ogust one of those rare honest self effacing people who says its not about me its about the subject, if anyone watches this and thinks anything else, you don't know nothing about people. I just love the pace of these kind of doc's, just keep it simple, tell the story, but don't let us get to bored watching it, infuse it with good music, and there is lots in here on that, seems to come at you at the right times, and what you have is just an all around stunning film, and this is it. Now for the sad reality, sorry but here it goes. human population is exploding, and there is no turning back on this, so in the very near future, despite well intentioned people(s), with all the mouths to feed and so many poor people that don't care about nothing but living to the next day, and some the live well but still don't care, they want their turtle soup, ivory tusk, have such an ego that they want to go hunt big game cats, and other big game, and I am just scratching the surface here, and well add it all up and its time to call it what it is, and what it "is" is not good. Sorry, it's just not, reality check. My mom has this lady friend who I have known for some time, she is like the man in this film, and she has this saying when its comes to everything we are discussing here, and she has been saying it for years, and that is: "To many fk'n people, to many people fk'n" Say that 3 times real fast. Add to all this even more "well meaning" people like Bill Gates and Warren Buffet sinking BILLIONS of there own money and trying to make others feel guilty and give also, into saving even MORE people around the world who need help just because they are poor and life is not fair to them. When has life ever been fair? History proves that. But come on we have DOUBLED in world population in about the last 100 years, from 3 to SIX BILLION. We took how many THOUSANDS of years to get to 3 billion, and "blink" "which is the time frame of 100 years", we doubled. And hint, its NOT going to revert backwards, ever. Not with all the advanced medical we have now. And we "think" we can "change the world"??? Really? The Chances Of The World Changing Are Good???? Like people are gonna "stop fkn"?? Like hahahahaha What then, life sucks?, just give up?, eat drink and party for tomorrow we die? Well now, there just doesn't seem to be an answer, eh? So now what

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