No Impact Man is a new kind of documentary – part ecological investigation, part family drama, and definitely part absurdist comedy. New York writer Colin Bevan decided to leave virtually no carbon footprint for one year. This means eating vegetarian, buying only local food, and turning off the refrigerator. It also means no elevators, no television, no cars, buses, or airplanes, no toxic cleaning products, no electricity, no material consumption and no garbage.

No problem – at least for Colin – but he and his family live in Manhattan. So when his espresso-guzzling, retail-worshipping wife Michelle and their two-year-old daughter are dragged into the fray, the No Impact Project has an unforeseen impact of its own.

Gabbert and Schein's film looks into the experiment that became a national fascination and media sensation in the USA, while examining the familial strains and strengthened bonds that result from Colin and Michelle’s struggle with their radical lifestyle change.