Keeping connected at the cabin

Living Lightly at the cabin. Who needs power lines when solar power
and some wind-up appliances will do the job at 1/10th of the cost of
bringing in electricity?

David Chernushenko

Living Lightly Preview Video

After 4 weeks of filming, we have met some fascinating people who are working to live more lightly, and enjoying the challenge. Here is a glimpse of some of the material from which we will be putting together a feature-length film.

Drying Laundry in Old South Ottawa

Living Lightly in Old Ottawa South Part I: drying laundry with zero
emissions, and that real fresh air smell, not the artificial one.

Photo by David Chernushenko

Project Porchlight

Stuart Hickox launches Project Porchlight in Ottawa in 2005. Stuart and his colleagues at OneChange.org believe that thousands of people making small changes, can become millions of people making a big difference.

Photo by David Chernushenko

On the Trail to Living Lightly

This summer I quit my job to pursue a dream. I wanted to make a film that celebrated people who have chosen to live more lightly. I wanted to show that it is possible to make radical changes in the way we live, to reduce our negative impact on our environment, to increase our positive [...]