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Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things
Documentary · 2015
How might your life be better with less? The popular simple-living duo The Minimalists examines the many flavors of minimalism by taking the audience inside the lives of minimalists from various walks of life.
The sides of Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things
- Two friends known as The Minimalists
- People living in tiny homes
- A life with fewer things
Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things is good for you if…
- you like real people explaining why they gave things away.
- you like a calm film that makes you look at your own shelves.
- you like hearing how each person came to want less.
Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things is bad for you if…
- you roll your eyes at sincere talk about what really matters.
- you need suspense, and this is mostly people talking.
About: consumption · happiness · simplicity
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