Although it's a little difficult to reconcile the lyrics of the Beastie Boys ("You've Got to Fight for Your Right to Party") with Beastie member Adam Yauch's comments here about the hazards of a disposable society (maybe I missed the lyric on recycling Bud Light bottles), Connect is more or less on target. While the "new ecological paradigm" sounds an awful lot like the "old" ecological paradigm (save the rainforest; think globally, act locally; and so on), the program isn't really aimed at dyed-in-the-wool environmental activists who are already familiar with this material, but rather at today's kids. R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe hosts the opening and closing of the program, but the real meat here is provided by the enthusiastic young people, ranging from Adam Werbach, 23-year-old president of the Sierra Club to Melissa Poe, a 16-year-old activist whose environmental newsletter goes out to some 3 million people. Good information, flashy MTV-friendly graphics, and, above all, a genuine belief that we can make a difference, make Connect a solid choice for both school and public libraries. Aud: J, H, P. (R. Pitman)
Connect: A New Ecological Paradigm
(1997) 23 min. $59.95. The Video Project. PPR. Color cover. Vol. 12, Issue 4
Connect: A New Ecological Paradigm
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