Purpose

The film chronicles two years in the lives of the two political economists Katherine Trebeck and Lorenzo Fioramonti, as they embark on ambitious political projects to move our societies away from their self-destructive course. They struggle, fail, pick themselves up again — and forge a path that may change our future.

The lens through which we observe their highs and lows in the struggle for change is director Martin Oetting’s personal experience. He left his job in advertising — where he worked as a ‘growth advocate’ — and set out on a journey to understand how societal change can come about.