Garbage Warrior: Earthships

When an architect builds sustainable housing in the U.S., he is faced with bureacratic rules and regulations.  When he takes the same technology to other countries, he is welcomed with gratitude. 

This touching documentary traces the work of sustainable architect extraordinaire, Michael Reynolds... best of all, it has a happy ending!  ~ Noa

 

Garbage Warrior

Garbage WarriorImagine a home that heats itself, that provides its own water, that grows its own food. Imagine that it needs no expensive technology, that it recycles its own waste, that it has its own power source.

And now imagine that it can be built anywhere, by anyone, out of the things society throws away. Thirty years ago, architect Michael Reynolds imagined just such a home – then set out to build it.

A visionary in the classic American mode, Reynolds has been fighting ever since to bring his concept to the public. He believes that in an age of ecological instability and impending natural disaster, his buildings can – and will – change the way we live.

Shot over three years in the USA, India and Mexico, Garbage Warrior is a feature-length documentary film telling the epic story of maverick architect Michael Reynolds, his crew of renegade house builders from New Mexico, and their fight to introduce radically different ways of living.

A snapshot of contemporary geo-politics and an inspirational tale of triumph over bureaucracy, Garbage Warrior is above all an intimate portrait of an extraordinary individual and his dream of changing the world.

In 6 parts:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fArlyga5qOQ&feature=player_embedded

Wendy's picture

Great film - it's been posted here before. Check out my reply to this post about the guy who built his own island with garbage.

http://www.gatheringspot.net/video/new-energytechnology/garbage-warrior-documentary

Wendy

Noa's picture

Thanks for sharing, Wendy.  Interesting that the Mexico government embraced his little island.  Can't help thinking he'd be hit with code violations in the States!

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