Collapse 1 of 2. Description: movie by Michael Ruppert Sitting in a room that looks like a bunker, Ruppert briefly recounts his life including his parents' ties to U.S. intelligence agencies and Ruppert’s own career as an LAPD beat cop and detective.
Ruppert then summarizes current energy and economic issues, focusing mainly around the core concepts of peak oil and sustainable development. He also criticizes fiat money and discusses CIA drug trafficking. Collapse 2 of 2. Description: Collapse, directed by Chris Smith, is an American documentary film exploring the theories, writings and life story of controversial author Michael Ruppert.
Collapse premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2009 to positive reviews. Ruppert, a former Los Angeles police officer who describes himself as an investigative reporter and radical thinker, has authored books on the events of the September 11 attacks and of energy issues. Critics[who?] Call him a conspiracy theorist and an alarmist. Jared Diamond on why societies collapse.