The Clean Bin Project: Documentary Film

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Wednesday, November 17th, 2010
7:00 PM

The Clean Bin Project is an award-winning and comedic documentary film about the serious issue of waste in our "throwaway society". Director, Grant Baldwin, who grew up on the island and now resides in Vancouver, and Producer Jen Rustemeyer, will be at the show to answer questions after the film. Please join us for a reception following the screening. This screening is presented by The Capital Regional District and Open Cinema.

"Engaging not lecturing. Suprising and delicious humour. Really, really well shot and edited. Ultimately challenging and deeply moving. Go out of your way, way out of your way to see this." -Michael Sobota, North of Superior Film Association

Synopsis: The Clean Bin Project is a feature documentary film about a regular couple and their quest to answer the question "is it possible to live completely waste free?". Partners Jen and Grant go head to head in a battle to see who can swear off consumerism and produce the least landfill garbage in an entire year. Their light-hearted competition is set against a darker examination of the sobering problem waste in North American society. Even as Grant and Jen start to garner interest in their project, they struggle to find meaning in their seemingly minuscule influence on the large-scale environmental impacts of our �throw-away society�. Featuring interviews with renowned artist, Chris Jordan and marine pollution expert, Captain Charles Moore, The Clean Bin Project presents the serious topic of waste reduction with optimism, humour, and inspiration for individual action.