One Big Home: Man vs. Mansion

One Big Home: Man vs. Mansion

Wednesday, April 12, 2017 - 6:30pm to 8:00pm
  • Library Hall

Bud Werner Memorial Library and the Yampa Valley Sustainability Council present an award-winning documentary that investigates how 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.

Run time: 90 min.