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The Minimalists: Less Is Now

The Minimalists have reworked this phrase to create a sense of urgency for today’s consumer culture: now is the time for less.

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Matt D'Avella

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Booklight Productions,Catalyst Films

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1 nomination

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https://www.netflix.com/title/81074662

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Somewhere along the way, she'd simply lost
a sense of meaning in her life. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

Somewhere along the way, she'd simply lost a sense of m...

And I knew
the only way for me to break the cycle, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

And I knew the only way for me to break the cycle,

I remember back when I was a teenager, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

I remember back when I was a teenager,

And you should have seen
some of the houses we worked in. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

And you should have seen some of the houses we worked in.

Some of them were unbelievably fancy. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

Some of them were unbelievably fancy.

Ten thousand square foot garages, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

Ten thousand square foot garages,

Nothing I aspired to own myself,
but it was pretty impressive. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

Nothing I aspired to own myself, but it was pretty impressiv...

And then, one day, we started to work
on this really, really nice house. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

And then, one day, we started to work on this really, really...

It wasn't like
a multi-million-dollar nice house, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

It wasn't like a multi-million-dollar nice house,

The walls in their home, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

The walls in their home,

And the stuff in their home,
it filled every nook and cranny. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

And the stuff in their home, it filled every nook and cranny...

I pictured how happy I would be
if I could just own a house like that, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

I pictured how happy I would be if I could just own a house ...

So, I turned to my dad and I asked him, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

So, I turned to my dad and I asked him,

Then, during my senior year
of high school, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

Then, during my senior year of high school,

So I told him,
"I don't know what I'm going to do, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

So I told him, "I don't know what I'm going t...

We got sales jobs
and we started earning 50 grand. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

We got sales jobs and we started earning 50 grand.

And thank goodness,
I found out what had happened. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

And thank goodness, I found out what had happened.

So I thought to myself, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

So I thought to myself,

Or maybe 90,000, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

Or maybe 90,000,

Maybe that was happiness." - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

Maybe that was happiness."

I bought new cars, and electronics,
and closets full of expensive clothes. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

I bought new cars, and electronics, and closets full of expe...

I bought expensive home decorations
and furniture, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

I bought expensive home decorations and furniture,

And when there wasn't enough cash
in the bank, I paid for expensive meals, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

And when there wasn't enough cash in the bank, I paid f...

[man] One thing I think is unique is - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

[man] One thing I think is unique is

I think it's only people
who grew up in the American dream - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

I think it's only people who grew up in the American dr...

[Annie] People in the US work longer hours
than almost any industrialized country, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

[Annie] People in the US work longer hours than almost any i...

We work as long hours
as people did during feudal society. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

We work as long hours as people did during feudal society.

We're commuting longer hours
than ever before, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

We're commuting longer hours than ever before,

We're losing the stuff
that actually makes us happy - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

We're losing the stuff that actually makes us happy

Um, we're losing that - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

Um, we're losing that

[Erwin] What you don't want in your life
is this endless horizon of aspiration. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

[Erwin] What you don't want in your life is this endles...

I need more success,
more income, more wealth, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

I need more success, more income, more wealth,

When we get all of the things
that we want, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

When we get all of the things that we want,

After a few months of that,
you normalize it, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

After a few months of that, you normalize it,

And so, really what the American dream is
is this sense of freedom. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

And so, really what the American dream is is this sense of f...

Now how do you get that?
Just by gathering up more money? - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

Now how do you get that? Just by gathering up more money?

Not if you gather up yet more stuff - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

Not if you gather up yet more stuff

And so, what happens is you have to learn
to contract your, in quotes, "needs," - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

And so, what happens is you have to learn to contract your, ...

You don't have a bunch of debt
pounding down on your head, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

You don't have a bunch of debt pounding down on your he...

And so, what you've done there
is you gave up your independence, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

And so, what you've done there is you gave up your inde...

[Erwin] You almost have buyer's remorse,
and you also have this gambler's dilemma - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

[Erwin] You almost have buyer's remorse, and you also h...

So I think a part of the process
for all of us - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

So I think a part of the process for all of us

And when we have something,
to do an honest evaluation of going, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

And when we have something, to do an honest evaluation of go...

My life was filled with stress,
and anxiety, and discontent. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

My life was filled with stress, and anxiety, and discontent.

It got to a point in my life
where I didn't know what was important. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

It got to a point in my life where I didn't know what w...

I had this gaping void in my life. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

I had this gaping void in my life.

So I tried to fill that void
the same way many people do, with stuff. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

So I tried to fill that void the same way many people do, wi...

I continued to work 60, 70,
sometimes 80 hours a week, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

I continued to work 60, 70, sometimes 80 hours a week,

I barely thought about my health,
or my relationships, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

I barely thought about my health, or my relationships,

[Joshua] It's like I was swerving
from credit card purchases - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

[Joshua] It's like I was swerving from credit card purc...

I had all of the stuff to fill
every corner of my consumer-driven life. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

I had all of the stuff to fill every corner of my consumer-d...

Giant televisions, fine china,
stainless steel appliances, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

Giant televisions, fine china, stainless steel appliances,

Then, toward the end of 2008,
actually it was two days before Christmas, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

Then, toward the end of 2008, actually it was two days befor...

She had just moved down to Florida
earlier that year - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

She had just moved down to Florida earlier that year

But on December 23rd, she found out
she had Stage IV lung cancer. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

But on December 23rd, she found out she had Stage IV lung ca...

I spent a lot of time with Mom
that year down in Florida - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

I spent a lot of time with Mom that year down in Florida

But when she passed, I realized
I needed to make one last visit. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

But when she passed, I realized I needed to make one last vi...

So I flew from Dayton, Ohio,
down to St. Pete Beach, Florida. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

So I flew from Dayton, Ohio, down to St. Pete Beach, Florida...

Like three houses worth of stuff crammed
into Mom's tiny one-bedroom apartment. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

Like three houses worth of stuff crammed into Mom's tin...

Did you know
the average American household - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

Did you know the average American household

Just take a look around at your average
basement, or attic, or garage. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

Just take a look around at your average basement, or attic, ...

Unused sporting goods, exercise equipment, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

Unused sporting goods, exercise equipment,

Boxes, and bins,
and entire rooms stuffed with stuff. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

Boxes, and bins, and entire rooms stuffed with stuff.

We had so much. So much stuff. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

We had so much. So much stuff.

So I had a closet full of clothes.
I had a dresser full of clothes. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

So I had a closet full of clothes. I had a dresser full of c...

I don't know why,
but I had three soccer cleats, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

I don't know why, but I had three soccer cleats,

But it was just a never-ending,
uh, you know, turnstile - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

But it was just a never-ending, uh, you know, turnstile

I remember when I had babies,
and I really wanted them to sleep well, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

I remember when I had babies, and I really wanted them to sl...

So I had probably
four different types of swaddles, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

So I had probably four different types of swaddles,

There are… If you go on Amazon,
you can find there are dozens and dozens - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

There are… If you go on Amazon, you can find there are dozen...

But the reality is that getting babies
to sleep is just really hard, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

But the reality is that getting babies to sleep is just real...

And it's… it's often not very successful
and very expensive. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

And it's… it's often not very successful and very ...

[T.K.] I actually think the best way
to know if you have too many things - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

[T.K.] I actually think the best way to know if you have too...

When you've run out of purposeful things
to do with things, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

When you've run out of purposeful things to do with thi...

The reason we are so depressed
and so empty when we have so much - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

The reason we are so depressed and so empty when we have so ...

Our need for meaning,
our need for progress, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

Our need for meaning, our need for progress,

The reason the message of minimalism
is so powerful - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

The reason the message of minimalism is so powerful

But, of course,
most of us aren't hoarders, right? - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

But, of course, most of us aren't hoarders, right?

I know Mom certainly did, and I had
no idea what to do with any of it. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

I know Mom certainly did, and I had no idea what to do with ...

In fact, I needed one so large
I had to wait an extra day - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

In fact, I needed one so large I had to wait an extra day

As I waited for that U-Haul to arrive,
I invited some of Mom's friends over - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

As I waited for that U-Haul to arrive, I invited some of Mom...

I mean, there was just too much stuff
to go at it alone. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

I mean, there was just too much stuff to go at it alone.

Her living room was stuffed
with big antique furniture, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

Her living room was stuffed with big antique furniture,

And her kitchen was stuffed - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

And her kitchen was stuffed

And her bathroom was stuffed - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

And her bathroom was stuffed

And it looked like someone was running
a hotel out of her linen closet, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

And it looked like someone was running a hotel out of her li...

I mean, why did Mom have 14 winter coats
stuffed into her bedroom closet? - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

I mean, why did Mom have 14 winter coats stuffed into her be...

Come on. She lived in St. Pete Beach. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

Come on. She lived in St. Pete Beach.

So anyway, there I was attempting
to finish packing all of Mom's stuff - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

So anyway, there I was attempting to finish packing all of M...

I noticed these four boxes,
these old printer paper boxes. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now

I noticed these four boxes, these old printer paper boxes.

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The Minimalists have reworked this phrase to create a sense of urgency for today’s consumer culture: now is the time for less.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Matt D'Avella

Writer: N/A

Production: Booklight Productions,Catalyst Films

Genre: documentary

Year: 2021

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 5.9

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 01 Jan 2021

Awards: 1 nomination

Homepage: https://www.netflix.com/title/81074662