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No Impact Man (2009)

No Impact Man poster
Directed by
Justin Schein
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 28 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A family tries to live for a year without making any net impact on the environment. The film follows their attempts to cut out trash, electricity, and other modern conveniences in their New York City apartment.

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What happens

No Impact Man is a 2009 American documentary film directed by Laura Gabbert and Justin Schein, based on the book by Colin Beavan. The film, which premiered on September 4, 2009, follows Colin Beavan and his family during their year-long experiment to have zero impact on the environment. The film mostly takes place in New York City. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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