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The Story of Stuff (2007)

22m

Running Time

The Story of Stuff (2007)

Name: The Story of Stuff
Genre: Documentary, Animation
Released: 2007-12-04

22m

Running Time

Plot.

For most of the world, consumption has been the unquestioned duty of every individual. Then garbage activist Annie Leonard brought her two-hour lecture to Free Range who helped her turn it into a 20-minute animated revolution. Shown in thousands of classrooms, endlessly blasted by Fox News, viewed more than 10 million times, The Store of Stuff finally opens the door to a serious cultural dialog about the costs of consumption.

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Cast & Crew.

Annie Leonard

Herself / Writer

Louis Fox

Writer / Animation Director / Director

Laura Tesone

Makeup Designer

Erica Priggen

Producer

Brian Dettor

Production Assistant

Michael Emery

Sound

Ray J. Sutton

Sound

Braelan Murray

Editor / Camera Operator

Ruben DeLuna

Animation

Charles Griswold

Gaffer

Jonah Sachs

Writer

Media.

Details.

Release Date
December 4, 2007

Status
Released

Running Time
22m

Genres
Documentary Animation

Last updated: 2025-02-11

This Movie Is About.

materialism

global economy

enviromental

production

trash

sustainability

short

consumption

waste disposal

Wiki.

The Story of Stuff is a short animated documentary about the lifecycle of material goods. The documentary is critical of excessive consumerism and promotes sustainability.

Filmmaker Annie Leonard wrote and narrated the film, which was funded by Tides Foundation, Funders Workgroup for Sustainable Production and Consumption, Free Range Studios and other foundations. Free Range Studios also produced the documentary, which was first launched online on December 4, 2007.

The documentary is used in elementary schools, arts programs, and economics classes as well as places of worship and corporate sustainability trainings. By February 2009, it had been seen in 228 countries and territories. According to the Los Angeles Times as of July 2010, the film had been translated into 15 languages and had been viewed by over 12 million people.