From the makers of the short films Grocery Store Wars and The Meatrix comes this ambitious, engaging and far ranging documentary on our modern economy’s production and consumption patterns.

This one has a star-Annie Leonard-and she is a gem. Leonard asks, “Have you ever wondered where all the stuff we buy comes from and where it goes when we throw it out?” With help from some simple animations, Leonard investigates her “Story of Stuff,” that makes learning about global devastation a fun exercise.

Leonard is a sharp cookie and she skilfully boils complex global issues down to a nutshell. Her script is fast-paced and fact-filled. Clearly, this woman knows her garbage. Leonard is an expert in international sustainability and environmental health issues, with more than twenty years of field work investigating factories and dumps around the world. Its only 20 minutes long. Watch it online now: www.storyofstuff.com