From here its a short walk to the story of stuff office, a sparsely. From here its a short walk to the story of stuff office, a sparsely furnished suite in the attic of a historic brick building on walnut street. Thats why we have a podcast, a book, a blog, and multiple video series all to inform and inspire you. The story of the story of stuff from a movie to a movement watch the film that started it all. The story of stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. The story of stuff is a 20minute, fastpaced, factfilled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The story of stuff is a short animated documentary about the lifecycle of material goods.
In the story of stuff, author annie leonard a reknowned. The story of stuff will take you on a provocative tour of our consumerdriven culture from resource extraction to. The story of bottled water, released on march 22, 2010 world water day employs the story of stuff style to tell the story of manufactured demandhow you. Story of stuff pinpoints the problems with possessions. Those dynamic energies permeate her galvanizing, exciting, and fascinating book. First, the story of stuff book contains a wealth of information that just couldnt be crammed into the video. She is author of the story of stuff, the book, published by free press of simon and schuster on march. The story of stuff project is a nonprofit organization transforming the way we make, use, and throw away stuff so that it is better for people and the planet. At first, i assumed that they had to cover so many issues because they were short staffed. With just 5 percent of the worlds population, were consuming 30 percent of the worlds resources and creating 30 percent of the worlds waste.
When i spotted the story of stuff by annie leonard in the green section of a local bookstore, i thought, how cool, a book about stuff, i have to. A classic expose in company with an inconvenient truth and sile. This book takes the stance that everything about our culture is wrong, and. Read an excerpt of the book below, and then head to the gma. This alarming fact drove annie leonard to create the internet film sensation the story of stuff, which has been viewed more than 30 million times by people around. Annie leonard is the author and host of our very own the story of stuff. This is a summary of the contents of the video, the story of stuff. With over 12 million online views, the story of stuff is one of the most widely viewed environmentalthemed short films of all time. Which is one reason the story of stuff, a 20minute video about the effects of human consumption, has become a sleeper hit in classrooms across the nation.
The story of stuff is a 20minute video that was released by annie leonard and friends in december of 2007 detailing the lifecycle of our. The impact of overconsumption on the planet, our communities, and our healthand how we can make it better paperback february 22, 2011. While living in new york city, annie leonard wondered about that question and ended up studying stuff for 20 years before writing this book. How our obsession with stuff is trashing the planet, our communities, and our healthand a vision for change. Published on nov 4, 2010 the story of electronics employs the story of stuff style to explore the hightech revolutions collateral damage25 million tons of ewaste and counting, poisoned workers. How our obsession with stuff is trashing the planet, our. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Annie leonard tracks the life of the stuff we use every day. The documentary is critical of excessive consumerism and promotes sustainability. You will be bouncing up and down as you are drawn through its pages. Filmmaker annie leonard wrote and narrated the film, which was funded by tides foundation, funders workgroup for sustainable production and consumption, free range studios and other foundations.
The sustainable enterprise fieldbook pointed to the story of stuff as a successful portrayal of. How our obsession with stuff is trashing the planet, our communities, and our healthand a vision for change annie leonard 4. I regard this video as essential viewing, and its message as fundamentally. From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden.