American political economist, professor, author, and social media sensation Robert Reich teaches his final “Wealth and Poverty” class to 1,000 students at UC Berkeley, ending a 40-year career that reached 40,000 students. One thousand fill the biggest lecture hall on the UC Berkeley campus, the last class to receive Reich’s wisdom and exhortations not to accept that the world has to stay the way it is. His belief in the next generation’s ability to take on the fight is inspiring.
Join us for a virtual Q&A with director Elliot Kirschner following the Saturday evening 7:30pm screening
About the Director
Elliot Kirschner is a New York Times best-selling author and an Emmy Award-winning news and documentary producer. He is the executive producer of the non-profit Science Communication Lab, which produces and distributes science films for public and educational audiences. His previous feature films include Human Nature and The Most Unknown. Elliot began his career at CBS News, reporting and producing for 60 Minutes, Sunday Morning, and The Evening News. His longtime collaboration with Dan Rather led to writing the best-selling book What Unites Us and founding the Steady newsletter on Substack. Elliot now authors the Through the Fog newsletter. The Last Class marks his directorial debut
