There are some documentaries, some songs (like the Sunscreen) and some movies (like Amelie) that can have such an influence on our personalities that no school could do so.
One of those is the "Story of stuff" that I watched back on July of 2009 during an eco-volunteering trip I was doing with the amazing team of Pelagos Institute . This documentary lasts only 20 minutes but it makes you understand that recycle is not the answer. Nor the solution. Consuming wisely is.
Even though it focus on U.S where over-consumption is indeed a big issue, still, Europe unfortunately "follows" its "example" so it talks overall about western society's stuff stories.
Do we ever think how each and every stuff we get to buy has been produced/transported etc? Do we ever think about the stuff we tend to throw away so easily? Where do they come from and where do they go?
As, since I watched Earthlings I became a vegetarian - trying to be a vegan - , since I watched the story of stuff, I started to think twice before I go get cloths or what to do with my old laptops,mobile phones and in general with my stuff.
In 20 minutes the message is clearly expressed. It changed me, it can change you and if it does I am sure you will show it to someone else too so at the end, the cause of this documentary will have been succeed:
"From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something, it'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever. http://storyofstuff.org"
And for all you fact checkers out there: http://storyofstuff.org/movies/story-...
There are subtitles in many languages. Please watch and share.
One of those is the "Story of stuff" that I watched back on July of 2009 during an eco-volunteering trip I was doing with the amazing team of Pelagos Institute . This documentary lasts only 20 minutes but it makes you understand that recycle is not the answer. Nor the solution. Consuming wisely is.
Even though it focus on U.S where over-consumption is indeed a big issue, still, Europe unfortunately "follows" its "example" so it talks overall about western society's stuff stories.
Do we ever think how each and every stuff we get to buy has been produced/transported etc? Do we ever think about the stuff we tend to throw away so easily? Where do they come from and where do they go?
As, since I watched Earthlings I became a vegetarian - trying to be a vegan - , since I watched the story of stuff, I started to think twice before I go get cloths or what to do with my old laptops,mobile phones and in general with my stuff.
In 20 minutes the message is clearly expressed. It changed me, it can change you and if it does I am sure you will show it to someone else too so at the end, the cause of this documentary will have been succeed:
"From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something, it'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever. http://storyofstuff.org"
And for all you fact checkers out there: http://storyofstuff.org/movies/story-...
There are subtitles in many languages. Please watch and share.
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