Live Lite - A Documentary for Sustainability
A woman owned local business brings a new concept to the fight for sustainability.
As the public becomes more conscious of the pollution and climate challenges we face as a civilization, the big picture is a frightening one. When it comes to individual efforts, what we do in our everyday lives seems too small to make an impact. In reality, every little thing we do matters, a lot. Katie Rodgers-Hubbard created Lite Foot Company for that reason. Katie, with her trusty mobile refillery, strives to make sustainability easy and accessible to everyone. Sustainability is examined through the eyes of Lite Foot Co., where education and reuse is at the center of Katie's business model. By exploring reusable alternatives to single use items, Live Lite, tells the story of a brighter, lighter, future.
Director's Statement - Grace Evans
About a year ago, I started to have a freakout over the plastic pollution crisis we're facing. It seems like it's impossible to buy what you need without buying plastic, and that the alternatives aren't as good as regular products. Recycling is a big part of the problem, as I researched I learned that the U.S. doesn't have, and has never had, recycling infrastructure. Most people don't know this, and I thought it would be important to expose that truth. However, I wanted to make a doc that was hopeful and helpful, not one that would make audiences feel more helpless facing the problem. That's when I realized that the hope is in making a sustainable future, rather than trying to recycle the past.
I saw a quote about climate change that said something like, "If your bathtub was overflowing, you wouldn't reach for a mop before turning off the faucet." This is the truth I wanted to tell in my film, and Lite Foot Company was the perfect subject through which to tell it. I met Katie and her knowledge and passion for educating people on sustainability was inspiring.
This project taught me so much about sustainability, and I've adopted many of the practices that Katie talks about in the doc. Three years ago I never would have considered wrapping my sandwich in a beeswax covered cloth wrap. Today, I haven't used a ziplock bag or plastic wrap in nearly a year. Small changes do matter in the big picture, and I hope audiences take away a sense of purpose and clarity from the film.
All Live Lite press kit components made by Grace.