From Oct 2006 - AWESOME HOUSE - http://www.myspace.com/video/vid/2822607 - made entirely out of REUSED materials, not just recyced.
GARBAGE WARRIOR
Wed 28th July 2010
8.15pm
$10.50
This documentary is about a visionary architect, Michael Reynolds, and his 30 year drive to build sustainable "Earthship" housing which involves using discarded tyres, plastic bottles, old beer cans, rammed earth, rain-harvesting, solar power and on-site food production, culminating in his selfless valuable contribution to rebuilding devastated communities in post-tsunami Andaman Islands and later in earthquake-ravaged Haiti...MORE..
A review of the doco and a 1 minute 44 sec trailer HERE....
A bit more info on Earthship home design from Earthship New Zealand and information on Michael Reynolds HERE...
AWARDS:
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The Grand Jury Prize and The Audience Award at EKOFILM 2009, Europe's Environmental Film Festival
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Winner of The Audience Award at Biografilm Festival, Bologna, Italy - June 2009
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Nominated for 'Best Newcomer' Grierson 2008
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Special mention at Internation Documentary Awards USA 2009
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Winner of The Audience Award at Vancouver International Film Festival 2007
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3 BIFA Nominations for feature documentary 35mm film Garbage Warrior 2007
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Nominated for the Kyoto Planet Climate For Change Award 2009
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BIFA Nominated Best Director The Douglas Hickox Award 2007
