I was so busy in January I had no time to review last month's DOC Soup. The movie was excellent and I was THRILLED to see Hot Docs Director Sean Farnel back at the mic to introduce things and run the Q&A.
Recipes for Disaster is a personal film about a global issue. The Director and his family go on an "oil diet" for a year. They give up petroleum products (i.e. plastic), they give up their car and take public transit (been there, done that) and don't even succumb to buying things WRAPPED in plastic. They had to go to a special warehouse store to find "loo paper" on an industrial-sized roll.
The director's wife is the hero of the movie. She goes along with his idea and together they pass the camera and "document" their lives. The kids stay good-natured. It's the director himself who first feels the urge to cave... Anyway I won't spoil it but if it ever comes to TV (POV?) or your local video store - RENT IT.
Sean had the genius and carbon-neutral idea of connecting with the director for Q&A via SKYPE. BRILLIANT! And very effective, despite a brutal time difference for him in Finland.
This film is a great inspiration for families and government. See it then login to one million acts of green and add all the "green acts" you do everyday. START TODAY - it's amazing the difference we all can make.
one million green acts
the planet and I thank you
together we win!
xx Miss "Working for the Ministry of the Environment now" haikugirl
P.S. This Wednesday's DOC Soup is Milking the Rhino. Looking forward to it.
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