Travel is at a tipping point. From Caribbean beaches to remote villages in Kenya, forgotten voices reveal the real conditions and consequences of one of the largest industries in the world. ... Read allTravel is at a tipping point. From Caribbean beaches to remote villages in Kenya, forgotten voices reveal the real conditions and consequences of one of the largest industries in the world. The role of the modern tourist is on trial.Travel is at a tipping point. From Caribbean beaches to remote villages in Kenya, forgotten voices reveal the real conditions and consequences of one of the largest industries in the world. The role of the modern tourist is on trial.
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- 2 wins & 2 nominations total
Sangduen 'Lek' Chailert
- Self - Founder, Save Elephant Foundation
- (as Sangduen Lek Chailert)
Rachel Dodds
- Self - Professor, Ryerson University
- (as Dr. Rachel Dodds)
Jane Goodall
- Self - Founder, the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of Peace
- (as Jane Goodall PhD DBE)
Martha Honey
- Self - Executive Director, Center for Responsible Travel
- (as Dr. Martha Honey)
Gary E. Knell
- Self - CEO, National Geographic Partners
- (as Gary Knell)
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Of course, one should not travel mindlessly as is pointed out here. But if you truly care about life on the planet, you will not be flying for fun. This misses the bigger picture and ignores the climate catastrophe. I know, few want to hear the truth.
Beautiful shot documentary that shines a sobering light on the cost of our love of travelling. An important documentary that should be seen by everyone regardless of how frequent a traveller they are.
A number of memorable characters.
A number of memorable characters.
As "The Last Tourist" (2021 release; 100 min) opens, we are introduced to the dark side of mass tourism: overcrowded beached; trash everywhere, and oh, masses and masses of people. And that's just for starters. The production team then exposes the really bad stuff: in Kenya, out of every dollar spent by tourists, only 14 cents remains in the country. In other words: 86% is retrieved by airlines, foreign-owned hotels, etc. And we haven't even gotten to the animal abuse and the orphanage tourism...
Couple of comments: this is the feature-length debut of director Tyson Sadler. Filmed mostly pre-COVID, the film is nothing short of an urgent plea for more equitable and sustainable tourism going forward. Why I think I had a good understanding of the concept of "sustainable" tourism going in, the concept of "equitable" tourism is something I had never given much though about. The shocking statistic of how little the growing numbers of tourists benefit the local population was truly an eye-opener for me. Please note that the film contains scenes of heartbreak and even shock, so this is not for the faint of heart. But its message is so darned important an on point. I know that the next time I plan an international trip, I will ask some pointed questions.
"The Last Tourist" opened last year in the film festival circuit to unanimous critical acclaim, and there is good reason why this film is currently rate 100% certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. It recently premiered on Hulu, which is where I caught it. If you like a good documentary or have any interest in international tourism, I'd readily suggest you check thus out, and draw your own conclusion.
Couple of comments: this is the feature-length debut of director Tyson Sadler. Filmed mostly pre-COVID, the film is nothing short of an urgent plea for more equitable and sustainable tourism going forward. Why I think I had a good understanding of the concept of "sustainable" tourism going in, the concept of "equitable" tourism is something I had never given much though about. The shocking statistic of how little the growing numbers of tourists benefit the local population was truly an eye-opener for me. Please note that the film contains scenes of heartbreak and even shock, so this is not for the faint of heart. But its message is so darned important an on point. I know that the next time I plan an international trip, I will ask some pointed questions.
"The Last Tourist" opened last year in the film festival circuit to unanimous critical acclaim, and there is good reason why this film is currently rate 100% certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. It recently premiered on Hulu, which is where I caught it. If you like a good documentary or have any interest in international tourism, I'd readily suggest you check thus out, and draw your own conclusion.
Very informative and I really liked how they brought up such important issues like the mistreatment of animals purely for profit from tourism but here and there they got their issues mixed up especially at the end with peoples seemingly random testimonials that had nothing to do with tourism. "I will never use plastic utensils or bags again" what does that have to do with the negative impact of tourism on community's and animals? While sustainability is an important message that's not what this was about and it was very confusing. The testimonials should have been "I won't go somewhere where you can ride elephants and take pictures with tigers" instead it was "I won't use plastic shampoo bottles" like wtf were they thinking with that. Anyway other than getting their issues mixed up it was very good.
As other reviewers have said, there are some good messages in this documentary that more people need to be made aware of. Like environmental damage, lack of money flowing to local communities, cruelty to animals and the damage of volunteer tourism. But the film lacks focus and jumps around too much amongst these themes and it is way too long. Easily 30 minutes should have been chopped off here. Or it should have been a mini series covering one issue at a time. The editor was no wear near aggressive enough and the messaging was too repetitive. Like how many people do you need telling us the same thing?! There was even the same people saying the same thing in a slightly different way multiple times. With better editing it could be an 8.
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Written by Heidi Webster
Performed by Heidi Webster
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- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
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