LIVING WITHOUT

Do you feel like life is a constant game of catch-up? No matter how much you strive to get and do, you feel like you need to do more or have more? We’re encouraged to seek out success, wealth, and material possessions, against which we measure our status, self-worth and happiness. We continually strive to achieve these things, but when we get them, we feel only a fleeting sense of happiness before setting our sights on the next thing. And this pursuit of ’stuff’ often comes at the sacrifice of our physical, mental, and emotional health. There’s no denying that money is an important part of our society and having a degree of financial stability increases our ability to enjoy life. But the reality is that most of us live in a world of overabundance. We need to realise that we have enough. We need to stop linking our self-worth and happiness to doing and having more. That’s a journey worth taking. To be part of our film making journey - Who is Green Renaissance? We are a tiny collective of passionate filmmakers (Michael and Justine). We live off-grid and dedicate our time to making films that we hope will inspire and share ideas. This film features the following people, and you can watch their full, individual films using the links below: Tzulu Dowsett - Graham Sim - Kashief Booley - Tony - Lindsay Murray - Edward Gaybba - Maggie Fourie - Filmed in South Africa, Saint Helena Island and New Zealand. Equipment used - mix of Sony FS7 and Sony A7S Music sourced from ArtList - Far From The World - by Ben Winwood Small Touch - by Rea Meir Our Fading Memories - by Jon Gegelman Those Nights We Lost - by Emanuele Errante Pulse - by Jacob Pavek Seasons - by Jacob Pavek A huge thank you to these guys, who so generously gave of their to time to help with language translations: Chinese (Traditional and Simplified) - by Pān Yung Chih Croatian - by Davor Bobanac Italian - by Vincenzo Mocerino Portuguese - by Jonatha Koeller Spanish - by Gorka Garcia and Seva Vietnamese - by Tam Do Sound mix by Tamryn Breakey