No Impact Man: The Documentary (2009), Laura Gabbert and Justine Schein
3.5/5
This is a really interesting documentary about one man (Colin) and his family's experiment living impact free for a year with his family. The film is fraught with conflict with his wife (Michelle) who is a self proclaimed "reality tv addict" and caffeine junkie. The film follows their family journey discovering how hard and how easy it can be to change to lessen our impact on the environment in our day to day lives. This film is idealistic and I agree with Colin in his endeavour, we need a little more idealism in this world and less realism. This film has inspired me to believe in individual change, but also some of the drastic changes the family make are more for the purposes of the experiment and demonstration, rather than realistic in the long term (e.g. no electricity). Overall a really interesting, informative film, that is enjoyable to watch. A great film for those interested in the environment and activism.
Check out Colin's "No Impact Man" Blog to find out what he's up to and easy tips that he learned during the experiment to reduce our impact on the environment.
http://noimpactman.typepad.com/
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