No Impact Man

The Humanities Institute will be showing the film, “No Impact Man,” on Wednesday, December 9 at 6:00pm. The Humanities Institute is located at 104 East 15th Avenue. All scholars students are welcome to attend the showing of the film and stay for a short discussion immediately to follow. Please contact Ben Fortman at fortman.24@osu.edu if you have any questions.

Here is a short synopsis of the film:

Colin Beavan decides to completely eliminate his personal impact on the environment for the next year. It means eating vegetarian, buying only local food, and turning off the refrigerator. It also means no elevators, no television, no cars, busses, or airplanes, no toxic cleaning products, no electricity, no material consumption, and no garbage. No problem – at least for Colin – but he and his family live in Manhattan. So when his espresso-guzzling, retail-worshipping wife Michelle and their two-year-old daughter are dragged into the fray, the No Impact Project has an unforeseen impact of its own. Laura Gabbert and Justin Schein's film provides an intriguing inside look into the experiment that became a national fascination and media sensation, while examining the familial strains and strengthened bonds that result from Colin and Michelle’s struggle with their radical lifestyle change.

You can view the trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fITT6rVPds

Anyone can participate in the experiment: http://noimpactproject.org/experiment/