The documentary, as always, is free.
The venue is the Clearlake United Methodist Church at 14521 Pearl Ave., Clearlake.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m.; there will be 15 minutes of great video/music at 5:45 p.m., with the film to follow at 6 p.m.
Colin Beavan, a young man with a wife and little girl in on Fifth Avenue in New York City – yuppies with the best of them – decided to try to live for a year in a ninth floor apartment, creating a zero carbon footprint.
First, he’s got to convince his wife, Michelle, who has addictions to Starbucks and shopping right up there with the best of them.
This really charming and engaging film documents what happens next.
“The film ended, and I went downstairs to see seven bags of trash in my kitchen. It was at that point, I felt I needed to change my living habits,” said Kevin McCarthy of BDK reviews.
“A bold and astonishing documentary about the daunting and enlightening ecological project of a radical idealist and his family,” said Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat of Spirituality and Practice.
The movie also is funny and encouraging, because both Beavan and his wife are confused and sometimes definitely reluctant to take the next step in their experiment – rather like the rest of us.
At the end of their year-long trial, it’s so rewarding to see the many, many gains they’ve made.
To mention just a couple: Michelle Beavan, who was already pre-diabetic, became totally healthy again by eating produce from a local farmers' market in downtown Manhattan. Both of the Beavans became better parents to their little daughter, Bella, when they gave up television.
After the film an expert from the very successful Cool Davis Initiative will share ways to reduce our own carbon footprint, and will stay around for a question and answer session. You also can connect with folks from Transition Lake County.
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