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Garbage Warrior

Synopsis

Shot over three years in the USA, India and Mexico, Garbage Warrior is a feature length documentary film telling the epic story of maverick architect Michael Reynolds, his crew of renegade house builders from New Mexico, and their fight to introduce radically different ways of living. A snapshot of contemporary geo-politics and an inspirational tale of triumph over bureaucracy, Garbage Warrior is above all an intimate portrait of an extraordinary individual and his dream of changing the world.
 
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Details

Year
2006
Type of project
Features
Running time
90 mins
Format
DV Cam
Director
Oliver Hodge 1st Feature
Producer
Rachel Wexler
Editor
Phil Reynolds
Principal cast
Michael Reynolds

Genre

Climate / Environment Science

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Open Eye Media

18 Coleman Street
Brighton BN2 9SQ
UK

T+44 (0)7710 477 407

rachel@bungalow-town.com

Sales Company

The Works International

Portland House
4 Great Portland Street
London W1W 8QJ
UK

T +44 (0)20 7612 1080

sales.international@theworksmediagroup.com

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