UK Movie premiere! Could you create Zero Waste AND Buy Nothing for a whole year? Come and see this hilarious documentary about two Canadians who did just that. http://www.cleanbinmovie.com/
What started as a personal challenge – a household competition to see who could produce the least amount of garbage – has become a multi-award winning movie that is coming “home” to the UK this August. Director Grant Baldwin was born in Brighton and immigrated to Canada as a child in the 80’s. He and his partner, Producer Jenny Rustemeyer, are bringing their film The Clean Bin Project to Brighton on 23rd August for the launch of an exclusive 5-day tour.
The Clean Bin Project is a refreshingly comedic documentary about a regular couple and their quest to answer the question “is it possible to live completely waste free?” Partners Jen and Grant go head to head in a battle to see who can swear off consumerism and produce the least landfill garbage in an entire year. Their light-hearted competition to refuse, reduce and recycle their way to the smallest garbage bin is set against a darker examination of the large-scale environmental impacts of our “throw-away society”. Marine pollution expert Captain Charles Moore describes the pacific garbage patch, an island of plastic twice the size of Texas currently floating in the Pacific Ocean; and Seattle-based artist Chris Jordan shares shocking images that portray the large-scale impacts of our ‘throw away’ society. The result is a beautifully shot film that speaks to audiences of all ages, inspiring action without being preachy, and providing solid ideas for reducing garbage at home. “We had watched a lot of environmental films that were really informative, but we always felt so overwhelmed and deflated at the end of them,” explains Grant, “we wanted to make a movie that showed how choosing to do just one thing, like reducing your trash, can be not only manageable, but really empowering and fun.”
Freegle Brighton is hosting the evening with Karen Cannard (http://www.therubbishdiet.org.uk/ founder) along with the film makers Grant and Jen.
Venue open 6pm Cafe open until 7pm for food and refreshments Film screening starts at 7pm (76 minutes long) Q&A and networking until 10pm
Organiser: Cat Fletcher
07962449573
media@ilovefreegle.org