Living Lightly

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A feature documentary by David Chernushenko (HD, 95 minutes/ 52 minutes)

Living Lightly Productions / Quiet Revolution Pictures © 2010

SYNOPSIS

Flick the switch, turn the key, press the button and then pay the bill. Multiply that by six billion and you’ve got a picture of energy consumption on Earth today. We’re hard-wired to a conventional energy system that drives our transportation, powers our communications and is the lifeline to industry and commerce. Despite the benefits, we know that this system is regrettably depleting our resources, polluting our air and affecting global climate change. Guaranteed access to energy is no longer being taken for granted and the quest for “energy security” has become the buzz-word behind global trade relations and even a justification for conflict.

Who has the power after all? Short of moving “back to the land” and going entirely “off grid”, what’s an ordinary member of society to do?

Green economy educator David Chernushenko isn’t quite ready to head for the hills, but he has taken the extra special step of installing solar panels to off-set some of the energy consumed by his family home. Now, if he could just be allowed to feed some of that energy back into the grid, perhaps online prescription drugs without rx others could do the same. But we’re not there yet and David wants to know what we can do about it.

From the far side of the ocean to his own backyard, he’ll embark on a global journey to examine the alternatives to the conventional energy system and experience the critical resistance being met along the way.

Tackling the spin of the big energy lobby and, equally, dispelling the myths of a “green utopia” envisioned by many, Powerful is a candid examination of what a sustainable energy-powered future may actually look like..

Audience feedback from our screenings.

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For where to view Powerful at upcoming festivals and special screenings, see our Events section.For home and private screenings order a DVD using PayPal. To inquire about other forms of payment, and for institutional purchases, contact info@livinglightly.ca

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RETAIL SALES

Powerful on DVD available at this Ottawa store. We’d love to add more, especially in other towns.

• Arbour Environmental Shoppe, 800 Bank St.

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SCREENINGS

Contact us to book a screening of the 95- or 52-minute versions.
We’ll send you details of costs and guidelines.
+1-613-730-0870 or  info@livinglightly.ca

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MEDIA/PRESS COVERAGE

See Producer-Director David Chernushenko on Ottawa’s A Morning TV show.