A Community Determines Its Own Destiny
A Community Determines Its Own Destiny
Gentrification comes in many forms. On the
tiny island of Martha’s Vineyard, where
presidents and celebrities vacation, trophy
homes threaten to destroy the island’s
unique character.
Twelve years in the making, ONE BIG HOME
follows one carpenter’s journey to understand
the trend toward giant houses. When he feels
complicit in wrecking the place he calls home,
he takes off his tool belt and picks up a
camera. Bumping up against angry
homeowners and builders who look the other
way, he works with his community and
attempts to pass a new bylaw to
limit house size.
Gentrification comes in many forms. On the
tiny island of Martha’s Vineyard, where
presidents and celebrities vacation, trophy
homes threaten to destroy the island’s
unique character.
Twelve years in the making, ONE BIG HOME
follows one carpenter’s journey to understand
the trend toward giant houses. When he feels
complicit in wrecking the place he calls home,
he takes off his tool belt and picks up a
camera. Bumping up against angry
homeowners and builders who look the other
way, he works with his community and
attempts to pass a new bylaw to
limit house size.
– Matt Tyrnauer, director, Citizen Jane: Battle for the City
– D.A. Pennebaker, director, Dont Look Back, The War Room
– Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer Prize-winning author
– Doug Liman, director, Swingers, The Bourne Identity, Edge of Tomorrow
– Laurie David, producer, An Inconvenient Truth
– Kimberley Mok, TreeHugger
– Alan Berliner, director, Nobody’s Business, Wide Awake
– Jennie Kermode, Eye for Film