The world might not be as bad as you might believe! This film looks at the United Nation’s number one goal for the world: eradicating for the first time in human history what is called ‘extreme poverty’ – the condition of almost a billion people, currently measured as living on just a little more than $1 a day. Rosling once again uses holographic projection technology to wield his iconic bubble graphs and income mountains to present an upbeat assessment of our ability to achieve that goal by 2030. Eye-opening, funny and data-packed performances make Rosling one of the world’s most sought-after and influential speakers. For Don’t Panic: How to End Poverty In 15 Years he innovatively brings to life the chief target of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, the agenda for the world by 2030, interweaving powerful statistics with dramatic human stories from Africa and Asia. In Malawi the rains have failed as Dunstar and Jenet harvest their maize. How many ‘hunger months’ will they and their children face when it runs out? Meanwhile in Cambodia, Srey Mao is about to give birth to twins but one is upside-down. She’s had to borrow money to pay the medical and hospital bills. Might this happy event throw her family back into extreme poverty? The data shows, says Rosling, that recent global progress is “the greatest story of our time; possibly the greatest story in all of human history”. So arguably Don’t Panic: How to End Poverty in 15 Years is that most surprising thing, a feel-good programme about poverty. But Rosling also concludes by warning that the last lap is often the hardest. His parting message: that paradoxically it will be easier to eradicate extreme poverty quickly than slowly. DVD — version can be purchased here: http://www.wingspanproductions.co.uk/shop CREDITS — The film was produced by Wingspan Productions. wingspanproductions.co.uk/ ABOUT THE FILM — This is a free documentary for a fact-based worldview. The visualizations & stories in this film were originally developed by Gapminder. The data-sources are listed here: goo.gl/0WISwA It was first broadcasted on BBC on 7th of November 2013. Director & Producer; Dan Hillman, Executive Producer: Archie Baron. ©Wingspan Productions for BBC, 2013.