Local Filmmakers Making a Movie on the South Shore

Alex Eaves, a Reuse expert and director of the documentary, REUSE! Because You Can't Recycle The Planet. is teaming up with tiny house builder Derek “Deek” Diedricksen for his second film. The film will be co-directed by Jason Kimball. The project is being crowdfunded through Fortua.

Eaves and Diedricksen will be transforming a box truck into a mobile reuse education center and living space, combining their knowledge of reuse and building tiny houses. This second life for the truck will provide a unique educational tool for people of all ages to see the benefits of reusing for people, our planet, and our wallets and how they can reduce waste in their own daily lives. Features of the truck will include interior personal living space, interior work space, ability to host pop up shops outside, host talks and small concerts out of the back, and host screenings of the REUSE! Documentary on the side. Schools and libraries will be a focus of the truck visits.

“Our goal with the resulting documentary film is to help inspire people to think outside the box,” said Diedricksen. “We hope people will rethink reuse in general as well as starting a conversation about unique living spaces.” The film will focus on the transformation of the truck, the reuse passion of one individual, and the unique skills and knowledge of a tiny home-builder to make it happen.

The trio is looking to raise $41,750 by August 31, 2016 to finance the truck and film and has selected Fortua for their crowdfunding campaign. Fortua is unlike other crowdfunding sites in that it allows for non-monetary forms of support, which is important for the project which is accepting donations of supplies, equipment, expertise and time.

“We chose Fortua for it’s commitment to the environment,” Eaves says. “But also because they are based in Hingham, MA and we are conscience of sourcing from as many local businesses as possible.” Fortua’s mission is to promote sustainability, healthy communities, and a healthy planet, which is consistent with the REUSE mission.

To learn more about the project and make a contribution, please visit http://boxtruckfilm.com.