About Our Film

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In this film we intend to shed light on the myriad benefits of living life more simply and more focused on developing and using local resources with the help of one's surrounding community. It's not simply a matter of saving oil or money. The people we interview will expound on the social benefits, including more free time, better family ties and the happiness that comes from nurturing a sense of community. (See our Vision Statement)

See some production stills taken from our video shoots so far...

NEWS
Jan Spencer, coproducer, in the local news!
(Closer to Home mentioned)
SUSTAINABLE WATCH: Neighborhood bike tours give participants a full view of yards built for green living - Jill Aho / The Register-Guard / July 27, 2008


Topics...

A great deal of effort has been made to decide, among all the topics to cover in a film about solutions, what we should focus on. The list below are the subjects we have settled upon. For more background resources on the topics, please visit our resources page.

Voluntary Simplicity

Video clip from interview with Hanna Scholz, Marketing Director of Bike Friday and practitioner of voluntary simplicity

 

Permaculture as a set of principles for livingMORE...

Video clip from interview with Jude Hobbs, local permaculture teacher and consultant

 

Suburban Property Conversion

Video clip from interview with Jan Spencer, community activist, lecturer, artist, who has converted his own property over the last 8 years

 

Local Food

Video clip from interview with Sarah Cantril, Founder and Executive Director of Huerto de la Familia Video clip from interviews with shoppers at the Eugene Farmer's Market

 

Faith Based Communities

Video clip from interview with Rev. John Pitney, founder of That's My Farmer

Vision Statement

The Closer To Home film project advocates creating a positive and uplifting “eco-logical” culture. The film will show practical, accessible and effective tools that can greatly assist bringing that eco culture into being.

Closer To Home will not be another “wake up” movie warning of the dangers of global warming, peak oil and economic decline. We will instead focus on practical, positive choices people can make in their own lives that can lead to a wide range of personal, community and global benefits.

More resources on the issues covered
More about the people behind its production

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