Awards (click to collapse)
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), The Netherlands (2003) – Winner: Silver Wolf
Guldbagge Awards, Sweden (2004) – Nominated: Best Documentary
Vila do Conde International Short Film Festival, Portugal (2004) – Winner: Audience Award
Prague One World Film Festival, Czech Republic (2004) – Winner: Czech Radio Award
Seville European Film Festival, Spain (2004) – Winner: Special Mention
An innovative visual spectacle which offers an intelligent analysis of the ravages of consumerism and the people violently opposed to it. The film focuses on anti-globalisation guru John Zerzan, whose call for a giant dismantling project, of everything that separates us from nature and puts people on the treadmill of constant work and consumption, has inspired many to take to the streets. A creative montage of consumer madness and soundbites by corporate captains, dissembling politicians, Wall Street barons and Microsoft morons, juxtaposed with sound-image portraits of third-world poverty and slave labour, eloquently illustrate how 20% of the world is gobbling up 80% of its resources. A compelling case for ditching the empty pursuit of material well-being for a simple and fulfilling life.


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