Famous environmental blogger Colin Beavan might be the star of Laura Gabbert’s and Justin Schein’s new doc “No Impact Man,” but the real story is all about his wife, Michelle, whose slow conversion from a meat-eating, disposable consumer to a recycling vegetarian supplies the humanizing dramatic arc.
Beaven, his wife and daughter spent a year trying to live in New York City without a negative impact on the planet. No cars, movies, disposable items, commercially produced electricity (he has a solar panel for that) or regular grocery shopping that leaves a carbon footprint. Not Rated. 90 minutes. (Read more…)
Now playing at the Music Box Theater in Chicago.
Special Note: Beavan is scheduled to appear at the opening of his movie today (Sept. 19) at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., Chicago.