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Garbage!

GARBAGE! THE REVOLUTION STARTS AT HOME

(76 minutes) Canada/USA
Director/Producer: Andrew Nisker

Description:
Garbage! The Revolution Starts at Home is a feature documentary about how the family household has become one of the most ferocious environmental predators of our time. Concerned for the future of his new baby boy Sebastian, filmmaker Andrew Nisker takes an average urban family, the McDonalds, and asks them to keep every scrap of garbage that they create for three months. He then takes them on a journey to find out where it all goes and what it's doing to the world. Everyday life under a microscope is revealing. Nisker skillfully and succinctly puts all information in one place-shifting the movement from melting glaciers and oil slicks to our neighborhoods and into our homes, so that average people can connect the dots between their actions and the environment and be inspired to change their polluting ways.

Biography:
Andrew Nisker has produced award-winning television, promotions, games, multimedia and films. As a pioneer of Documentary Entertainment, Andrew created the first DE programming for Canada's Life Network (Slice) in 1992. Over the years, Andrew has ventured into documentary genres which include children's programming, sports profiles and race coverage, lifestyle, technology and science, paranormal investigations, gardening and fashion. His film Ghost Hunting has been seen on the Space Channel and Tech Television in the United States. Andrew also created and produced interactive DVD board games for the WWE, NASCAR and the Apprentice. Today, Andrew is focusing on finding new ways to entertain utilizing the Internet, television, mobile and theatrical distribution models. As a minority partner in Filemoble, Andrew is working on social media initiatives that explore the possibility of creating new forms of interactive entertainment. Andrew's production company in association with Hooplah Inc. and Erica Ehm Productions launched the world's first "Yummy Mummy" contest where users upload videos online in hopes of becoming Canada's greatest mom as voted by their family and friends. Garbage! The Revolution Starts At Home is Andrew's first feature-length documentary.

Contact Information:
Andrew Nisker
632 College Street
Toronto, Canada M6G 1B4
E-mail: info@garbagerevolution.com
Web site: http://www.garbagerevolution.com
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