The Story of Stuff (2007)

Directed by

Louis Fox

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

35 min

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 18 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film explains how consumer goods are made, used, and thrown away. It argues that this system harms people and the environment, and suggests we should consume less and live more sustainably.

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What happens

The Story of Stuff is a short animated documentary about the lifecycle of material goods. The documentary is critical of excessive consumerism and promotes sustainability. Filmmaker Annie Leonard wrote and narrated the film, which was funded by Tides Foundation, Funders Workgroup for Sustainable Production and Consumption, Free Range Studios and other foundations. Free Range Studios also produced the documentary, which was first launched online on December 4, 2007. The documentary is used in elementary schools, arts programs, and economics classes as well as places of worship and corporate sustainability trainings. By February 2009, it had been seen in 228 countries and territories. According to the Los Angeles Times as of July 2010, the film had been translated into 15 languages and had been viewed by over 12 million people. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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