Gimme Green
America's obsession with lawns
Concordia University (Montreal)
Monday February 4, 2008
Screening begins 19h31
Venue: Room H-110, 1455 de maisonneuve
USA / 2007 / 27min
Gimme Green precedes a screening of The Water Front, which will be followed by a discussion with director and Concordia professor Liz Miller.
SYNOPSIS:
Lawns are undeniably an American symbol.
But what do they really symbolize?
Pride and prosperity? Or waste and conformity?
Gimme Green is a humorous look at the American obsession with the residential lawn and the effects it has on our environment, our wallets and our outlook on life. From the limitless subdivisions of Florida to sod farms in the arid southwest, Gimme Green peers behind the curtain of the $40-billion industry that fuels our nation's largest irrigated crop—the lawn.
Isaac Brown and Eric Flagg spent a year and a half directing, shooting, and editing Gimme Green. The resulting film earned both a Master's degree from University of Florida's Documentary Institute.
