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Feb 22, SFU (speaking)
Feb 23, Squamish, BC
Feb 26, Grand Forks, BC
March 2, Belleville, ON
March 7, Vanderhoof, BC
Mar 3-4, Salt Spring Island, BC*
March 8, Kelowna, BC
March 16, Montreal, QU*
March 18, Brentwood Bay, BC
March 25, Athens, Georgia
March 30, Athens, Georgia
April 1, Regina, SK
April 12, Bend, Oregon

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  • WINNER
  • Grand Prize Best of Show
  • - Filmshift Festival
  • Best Canadian Documentary
  • - Projecting Change
  • Best Conservation Film
  • - Bend Film Festival
  • Runner Up Audience Choice Best Documentary
  • - Tallgrass Film Festival

 

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • Planet in Focus
  • Newport Beach
  • Surrey Environmental Film Festival
  • Tofino Film Festival
  • Thunder Bay Film Festival
  • World Community Film Festival
  • EcoFocus Festival
  • Reel Change Film Festival

Synopsis

This multiple award winning, festival favourite has been inspiring audiences across North America.

Forget everything you know about typical a documentary and follow the cinematic and creatively executed story of a couple who ask the question “What can an individual do?” Young couple Grant and Jen let you into their lives for 1 year, sharing moments of humour, struggle, and hope as they compete with each other to give up consumerism and produce zero garbage. Described as a beautiful combination of An Inconvenient Truth and Super Size Me, The Clean Bin Project features laugh out loud moments, stop motion animations, and captivating interviews with TED lecturers Chris Jordan and Captain Charles Moore. A fun and inspiring call to environmental action that speaks to crowds of all ages.

 

Awards and Festivals

Winner - Best Canadian Documentary at the Projecting Change Film Festival - 2011
Winner - Blue Sky Tribute Award at the Vail Film Festival - 2011
Winner - Mobi Award Journalism Media - Recycling Council of British Columbia - 2010
Winner - Best Conservation Film - BendFilm Film Festival - 2011
Winner - Grand Prize - FilmShift Film Festival - 2011
Winner - Runner Up Audience Choice Doc - Tallgrass Film Festival - 2011

Official Selection - Newport Beach Film Festival - 2011
Official Selection - Planet in Focus Film Festival - 2011
Official Selection - Tofino Film Festival - 2011

Exhibition
Exhibition Format:      BluRay, DVD, HDCamSR 
Running Time:            76 minutes (feature length), 53 minutes (student cut)
Closed Captioned:      yes
Subtitles:                    French and Mandarin pending

Credits

A Production of: PegLeg Films
Directed and Edited by:        
Grant Baldwin
Co-Produced by: Grant Baldwin and Jenny Rustemeyer
Original Music by: Phontaine
Additional Music by: Jon and Roy, Mark Attack, Aaron Cadwaladr, & Sinewave

 

Technical

The Clean Bin Project was shot in 24p on the Panasonic HVX and the Canon 5D MarkII. Timelapses were shot with a Canon 5D MarkII and a GoPro HD.  Additional footage was supplied by Charles Moore (footage of plastics in the ocean and his work at sea); Chris Jordan (high resolution images of his art); Metro Vancouver; the Library of Vancouver Archives; City of Vancouver Archives; and CBC TV.