Life Off Grid
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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. -
Status: Released
Released Date: 2016-02-07
Runtime: 85 mins
Director: Jonathan Taggart
Writer: Phillip Vannini, Jonathan Taggart
Spoken language: English
Genres: Documentary
Original title: Life Off Grid
Production Companies: Fighting Chance Films
Production Countries: Canada
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