FLIKS presents: Garbage Warrior
Apr 20 2008 - 7:30pm
At the Miner's Hall.
Hosted in collaboration with FLIKS
Imagine a home that heats itself, provides its own water, grows its own food, recycles its own waste, has its own power source and needs no expensive technology. And now imagine that it can be built anywhere, by anyone, out of the things society throws away.
For 30 years New Mexico-based renegade architect Michael Reynolds and his green disciples have devoted their time to advancing the art of "earthship biotecture" by building self-sufficient, off-the-grid communities where design and function converge in eco-harmony.
However, these experimental structures that defy state standards create conflict between Reynolds and the authorities, who are backed by big business. Frustrated by antiquated legislation, Reynolds lobbies for the right to create a sustainable living test site.
While politicians hum and ha, Mother Nature strikes, leaving communities devastated by tsunamis and hurricanes. Reynolds and his crew seize the opportunity to lend their pioneering skills to those who need it most.
Shot over three years and in four different countries, Garbage Warrior is a timely portrait of a determined visionary, a hero of the 21st century. Garbage Warrior won the people choice award for most popular international non-fiction feature at the 2007 VIFF . 87 mins.
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