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Do I Need This? – Documentary Film Screening

June 7, 2023 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT

$35.00

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Date:
June 7, 2023
Time:
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
Cost:
$35.00
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Do I Need This? A documentary film about consumerism, excess, and the stuff from which happiness is made

Do I Need This?Do I Need This? is a quirky and relatable award-winning documentary film about American excess, and the stuff from which happiness is truly made. The timely, humorous, and moving film delicately interweaves the filmmaker’s complicated relationship to her family possessions, together with a journey into the homes and minds of her fellow Americans – from a woman who hoards and hides it, to a Buddhist monk, and a colorful group of characters in between.

While the film is motivated by the filmmaker’s concern for the dire environmental challenges facing our planet, the focus is not on human consumers’ impact on nature, but instead on our human nature to consume. Viewers will never again have the luxury of buying something new without stopping to ask themselves, “do I really need this?”

On the surface, Do I Need This? Is a joy ride through American excessive consumption habits; at its core, it is a deep and genuine reflection on aging, family, and happiness.
doineedthis.org/

The film length is approximately 1 hour followed by a question and answer session with the Filmmaker, Kate Schermerhorn.

Audience participants will receive an “encore” screening link to access and review the film at their leisure for one week after the presentation. This might facilitate additional discussion and reflection between members who have joined the event. This link is not to be shared.

Price

Members: $20.00
Non-members: $35.00

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REGISTRATION CLOSES ON JUNE 7 AT 9:00AM EASTERN

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