Last night I saw a great short film called the story of stuff. Why was it great? It was creative, succinct, and informative (in the deepest sense of the word). Annie Leonard the creator basically talks for twenty minutes while wiggly-line sketches move around behind her. What I think Annie does so well is make everthing connect and hang together so that you are not thrown a bunch of disconnected bullet-pointed factoids. She tells the story of stuff. Have you ever stopped and wondered where your phone came from (probably several places on many continents) and where it will go once it breaks and you throw it “away” (by the way is there really such-a-thing as “away” — maybe we should say ”away from me” and “towards someone else”)? Well I don’t want to say to much before you watch the film — which, by the way, you can watch for free online at www.storyofstuff.com. After you watch it please post a comment and let me know what you think.
