Life Off Grid

A film about disconnecting

2016•1h 25m•

★7.1(8 ratings)

Documentary

Overview

Off-grid is not a state of mind. It is not about being out of touch, living in a remote place, or turning off your mobile phone. Off-grid simply means living without a connection to the electric and natural gas infrastructure. From 2011 to 2013 Jonathan Taggart (Director) and Phillip Vannini (Producer) spent two years travelling across Canada to find 200 off-gridders and visit them in their homes. -

Director

Jonathan Taggart

Writers

Phillip Vannini, Jonathan Taggart

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Keywords

environmentalalternative lifestylesustainability

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The film's tagline is: "A film about disconnecting"

Life Off Grid

A film about disconnecting

2016•1h 25m•

★7.1(8 ratings)

Documentary

Overview

Director

Jonathan Taggart

Writers

Phillip Vannini, Jonathan Taggart

Watchlist

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Jonathan Taggart

Writing

Writer: Phillip Vannini
Writer: Jonathan Taggart

Production

Producer: Phillip Vannini

Editing

Editor: Matt Clarke

Keywords

environmentalalternative lifestylesustainability

Videos

Did You Know?

The film's tagline is: "A film about disconnecting"

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Rating

7.1/10

Good

8 votes

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Original Title:

Life Off Grid

Status:

Released

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Language:

English

Country of Origin:

Canada

Production Companies:

Fighting Chance Films

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Life Off Grid

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Life Off Grid

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Writers

Full Crew

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Writing

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Videos

Did You Know?

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