Jamieawhitlock
I absolutely love this film. I am a high school science teacher and I use this film to teach human impact for my ecology unit. It is wonderful because it shows the reality of things happening all around us while being positive. I feel it is unique to this topic because so many films give the doom and gloom feel. For young people, we need to educate and INSPIRE!! I have had 15 year old students cry, get angry, and get excited all from watching this film! Buy it, share it and educate with it- it is truly powerful!!! Wish I could go on a YERT 2 and would love a follow up on some of the amazing people met throughout the film!! Don't waste another minute......you have to watch this film!!
Janet-Pinkston
Freshest, most original media treatment of any topic I've seen in many a year. Loved the idea, the framework, the pacing, the brains, the humor, and most of all, the good will. It's "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" meets "Save the Planet." Ben, Julie and Mark have managed to bust through the rhetoric to create something magical in the form of YERT. They say what needs to be said and then move on to the next leg of the adventure. How much we could all learn from this simple technique. But something simple, and also high-quality, is rare indeed. May God bless these young idealists in all their camera-slinging travels. Can't wait to see what's next.
patricia_m_demarco
Join the antics of three friends who start a year long journey originally in honor of Rachel Carson, and end up with a new child, a lot of stories, and many practical illustrations of people empowered to take action! This film just makes everyone want to try the game- all my garbage for a whole year in one box? Really? You should see the effect this has on people from so many dimensions. The humorous approach and the very personal story links us to the effort and draws us in. The characters the YERT-ians encounter along the way are so interesting and also inspiring. You come away from this film feeling ready to do just whatever you can, and knowing several places to start right away with your own journey. Everyone should see this film!
Brian Sims
I am fortunate enough to own a copy of this film and to know the film makers! All I can say is the adventure experienced, the people involved, and the content covered are great. This film will make you laugh, cry, and everything in between. It highlights many great people and great ideas current to our society. Some of the ideas seem so simple you ask yourself "Why haven't we or why aren't we doing this now?" There are some very eye opening interviews and some of the content is not easy to stomach, but it gives one hope that people do care and that they can make a difference. It is definitely worth a watch. Enjoy with friends and family, or with complete strangers! I give it a THUMBS UP!