No impact man [DVD] / Oscilloscope Laboratories and Impact Partners ; No Impact Man Documentary, LLC ; an Eden Wurmfeld, Shadowbox Films & Laura Gabbert Films production ; in association with Chicken & Egg Pictures, The Fledgling Fund, Fork Films, Vital Projects Fund ; produced by Eden Wurmfeld, Laura Gabbert ; directed by Laura Gabbert, Justin Schein.
Colin Beavan, Michelle Conlin, Isabella Beavan. Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
Contents:
Special features: Optional 'clean' audio track for school and educational use ; Featurettes: A letter from Beth -- Beach walk & talk -- Bike rant -- Bobby Johnston, composer -- Building super -- Extended Mayer rant -- Freegans -- How to make a pot in a pot -- How to make vinegar -- Pregnancy reveal alternative -- No impact date -- Scrabble -- Sundance Q&A -- The future of bees -- Transportation alternatives.
Summary:
Colin Beavan is a New York City writer and self-proclaimed liberal. He has big plans for his new book. He decides on a grand experiment: to live one year with as little impact on the environment as possible. The problem is, the project requires his wife Michelle, an espresso-guzzling, Prada-worshipping business writer, and their young daughter to be fully on board. The family embarks on a year of no electricity, television, cars, toilet paper, elevators, or newspapers.
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