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The Minimalists: Less Is Now

And whenever the power got shut off, we'd run an extension cord from next doorto keep the...

And whenever the power got shut off, we'd run an extension cord from next door
to keep the TV glowing

Full Transcript

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And whenever the power got shut off,
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we'd run an extension cord from next door to keep the TV glowing.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:20
Uploaded
May 25, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Booklight Productions,Catalyst Films

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Movie Summary

The Minimalists have reworked this phrase to create a sense of urgency for today’s consumer culture: now is the time for less.
It looks like they might have squatters. It's totally falling apart. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:04
It looks like they might have squatters. It's totally f...
So when we first moved down here, I know we signed up for food stamps. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
So when we first moved down here, I know we signed up for fo...
As a kid, I didn't know the difference between the white and green money we had, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:10
As a kid, I didn't know the difference between the whit...
And she would trade the… - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:12
And she would trade the…
You know, Milwaukee's Best or the bottom-shelf bottles of wine. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
You know, Milwaukee's Best or the bottom-shelf bottles ...
I'd come home each day from school… I was about six. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
I'd come home each day from school… I was about six.
I would find Mom just passed out on the couch day after day after day. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:07
I would find Mom just passed out on the couch day after day ...
It became this normal occurrence and… - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:13
It became this normal occurrence and…
As things started unraveling, Mom's drinking got worse. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:04
As things started unraveling, Mom's drinking got worse.
Now don't get me wrong, my mom was a good person with a good heart - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:07
Now don't get me wrong, my mom was a good person with a...
Somewhere along the way, she'd simply lost a sense of meaning in her life. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
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 00:09
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 00:08
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 00:04
And you should have seen some of the houses we worked in.
Some of them were unbelievably fancy. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:04
Some of them were unbelievably fancy.
Ten thousand square foot garages, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:07
Ten thousand square foot garages,
Nothing I aspired to own myself, but it was pretty impressive. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
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 00:07
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 00:07
It wasn't like a multi-million-dollar nice house,
The walls in their home, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:08
The walls in their home,