Documentary film: No Impact Man

Posted on Sep 01, 2009 by Susie Collins in Blog, Environment, Media/Videos

Author Colin Beavan, in research for his new book, began the No Impact Project in November 2006. A newly self-proclaimed environmentalist who could no longer avoid pointing the finger at himself, Colin leaves behind his liberal complacency for a vow to make as little environmental impact as possible for one year. No more automated transportation, no more electricity, no more non-local food, no more material consumption no problem. That is, until his espresso-guzzling, retail-worshipping wife Michelle and their two year-old daughter are dragged into the fray. Laura Gabbert and Justin Scheins film provides a front row seat into the familial strains and strengthened bonds that result from Colins and Michelles struggle with this radical lifestyle change.

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5 Responses to “Documentary film: No Impact Man”

Jasmine

01. Sep, 2009

It may just be hormones, but I started crying at the end when he spoke about losing weight without going to the gym, becoming a better parent, his wife’s medical condition reversing, etc. Looks like it’ll be showing in San Diego in October – can’t wait!

Thanks for sharing this Susie! xoxo

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Susie Collins

01. Sep, 2009

Jasmine, I did too! Totally teared-up at the way he defined the exercise. What really struck me about the whole thing is how hard it was for his wife to change. And yet here we are, people with MCS, asking the whole world, the whole paradigm to change! Oh it’s a tall order, but an imperative need to the survival of life itself here on precious Earth.

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Leslie

09. Sep, 2009

That looks so awesome! The thing that really interests me is how he’s doing all that in a big city apartment, in NYC. It isn’t even easy to do those things where I am living, which is entirely rural and probably the best place to be a No Impact person. Of course, he has conveniences that I don’t have, like farmers markets he can walk to- where as I have to grow most of what I want to eat. But I bet my donkey will be a pretty Low Impact for of transportation when I get it.

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mokihana

13. Sep, 2009

okay. how do we pull the vardo with donkeys (Leslie!). we’re so low impact with the way we live, yet we can’t GO without the truckster … so there’s a solution here.

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Susie Collins

16. Sep, 2009

Donkeys rule! And I would love to see the vardo pulled by donkeys! That would be a sight to see.

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