No Impact Man

No Impact Man

NR 2009 · 93 min · ★ 6.2 · Documentary

Follow the Manhattan-based Beavan family as they abandon their high consumption 5th Avenue lifestyle and try to live a year while making no net environmental impact.

Directed by Laura Gabbert

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