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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-worshipp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Johnston, Bobby, 1967- (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Oscilloscope Laboratories (Firm), Impact Partners (Firm), Eden Wurmfeld Films, Shadowbox Films, Inc, Laura Gabbert Films, Women Make Movies (Firm), Chicken & Egg Pictures (Firm), Fledgling Fund, Fork Films, Swank Motion Pictures, Inc
Other Authors: Gabbert, Laura (Producer, Director), Schein, Justin (Cinematographer, Director), Wurmfeld, Eden H. (Producer), Beavan, Colin (Producer), Conlin, Michelle (Producer), Haugse, William (Film editor), Martin, Matthew (Matt) (Film editor)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [New York, N.Y.?] : Oscilloscope Laboratories, [2013]
Subjects:
Beavan, Colin.
Conlin, Michelle.
Beavan, Colin > Conduct of life.
Conlin, Michelle > Conduct of life.
Sustainable living > New York (State) > New York > Citizen participation > Personal narratives.
Environmental responsibility > New York (State) > New York > Personal narratives.
Environmental protection > New York (State) > New York > Citizen participation > Personal narratives.
Environmentalism > New York (State) > New York > Personal narratives.
Environmentalists > United States > Biography.
Nature > Effect of human beings on > Personal narratives.
Green movement > New York (State) > New York > Personal narratives.
Liberals > New York (State) > New York > Conduct of life > Personal narratives.
Nuclear families > New York (State) > New York > Conduct of life > Personal narratives.
Style de vie durable > New York (État) > New York > Participation des citoyens > Récits personnels.
Responsabilité environnementale > New York (État) > New York > Récits personnels.
Environnement > Protection > New York (État) > New York > Participation des citoyens > Récits personnels.
Environnementalisme > New York (État) > New York > Récits personnels.
Homme > Influence sur la nature > Récits personnels.
Écologisme > New York (État) > New York > Récits personnels.
Libéraux (Science politique) > New York (État) > New York > Morale pratique > Récits personnels.
Familles > New York (État) > New York > Morale pratique > Récits personnels.
Conduct of life.
Environmental protection > Citizen participation.
Environmental responsibility.
Environmentalism.
Environmentalists.
Green movement.
Nature > Effect of human beings on.
New York (State) > New York.
United States.
Biographies.
Documentary films.
Environmental films.
Feature films.
Personal narratives.
Documentaires.
Films environnementaux.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
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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.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (93 min.)) : sound, color
Audience:MPAA rating: Not rated.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Justin Schein ; edited by William Haugse, Matthew Martin ; music by Bobby Johnston ; co-produced by Colin Beavan, Michelle Conlin.