The Story of Stuff is a short polemical animated documentary about the lifecycle of material goods. The documentary is critical of excessive consumerism and promotes sustainability.
Filmmaker
Annie Leonard wrote and narrated the film, which was funded by Tides
Foundation, Funders Workgroup for Sustainable Production and
Consumption, Free Range Studios and other foundations. Free Range
Studios also produced the documentary, which was first launched online
on December 4, 2007.
The
documentary is being used in elementary schools, arts programs, and
economics classes as well as places of worship and corporate
sustainability trainings.By February 2009, it had been seen in 228
countries and territories.According to the Los Angeles Times as of July
2010, the film had been translated into 15 languages and had been viewed
by over 12 million people.
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