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The Minimalists: Less Is Now

You see, when Mom married my dad, she didn't realize he sufferedfrom manic depression and...

You see, when Mom married my dad, she didn't realize he suffered
from manic depression and schizophrenia, but she found out pretty quickly

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You see, when Mom married my dad,
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she didn't realize he suffered from manic depression and schizophrenia,
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but she found out pretty quickly.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
50
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:49
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.
And Dad's mental illness was only amplified by his alcoholism, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:09
And Dad's mental illness was only amplified by his alco...
I guess the physical abuse started around the time I was three years old. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:04
I guess the physical abuse started around the time I was thr...
In fact, my very first memory as a child - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:08
In fact, my very first memory as a child
Things only got worse from there, until, eventually, we escaped. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:06
Things only got worse from there, until, eventually, we esca...
Mom and I moved 20 miles south to a suburb of Dayton, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:06
Mom and I moved 20 miles south to a suburb of Dayton,
-[turn signal clicking] -Oh, man. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:04
-[turn signal clicking] -Oh, man.
It's all boarded up, and it has, like, this wrap on her. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
It's all boarded up, and it has, like, this wrap on her...
Our home always smelled faintly of empty beer cans - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
Our home always smelled faintly of empty beer cans
Cockroaches scattered every time I turned on the kitchen light. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:04
Cockroaches scattered every time I turned on the kitchen lig...
And whenever the power got shut off, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:06
And whenever the power got shut off,
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...