Patrick Pierce Greenlit subverts the eco-documentary by venturing into new territory: the film industry. Ever since An Inconvenient Truth, most films under the eco-documentary umbrella have focused on the devastating, yet broad focus of global warming and how we as humans are accelerating that devastation through our day-to-day lives. Greenlit is a microcosm of the genre, narrowing its gaze upon the environmental threat posed by the film and television business, far and away an unusual suspect when it comes to eco-docs.Greenlit centers on the "green production" of an independent film, and the benefits and challenges that accompany this mode of production. Through the viewpoints of the cast and crew, a number of diversified opinions are delivered on the practicality, viability, and likelihood that Hollywood would adopt "green productions" as an industry standard. Altogether, the differing perspectives, as well as the insightful footage taken from the film set make for an objective analysis of the environmental impact of what is an otherwise overlooked institution of the contemporary environmental debate.

Hugh Jazz I decided to watch this doc after dabbling in a little recycling program of my own. I'm a junior in high school. This year, my friends and I started the Greenzo Recycling Club (inspired by the character of Greenzo in 30 Rock). Our goal was to be so energetic and zealous that people just HAD to recycle whether they liked it or not and it WORKED!! I totally feel the struggle of getting people to use less bottles. Everyone at school was like "this fountain water is gross" and I was like "no dude you're saving the environment, suck it up," and they did. It probably helped that I wore a green man suit to school. I give this an 8 instead of a 10 because I would have liked to see more of haters' bad vibes and then a strong counter-argument, but overall it's pretty cool. Def recommend watching.

courtneyhardebeck Greenlit is an informative and eye-opening documentary. Despite its serious subject matter, the film is fun and entertaining. It points out how easy it is to make small life-style changes that will positively impact the environment, but it also brings attention to how challenging and overwhelming it can be to attempt to implement those changes on a lager scale. It is the first documentary that I have seen that attempts to show how the green movement affects the film industry and vise versa. It definitely made me think about my own recycling habits, and brought to light how much more I can do to help the environment. I would recommend it to a friend.

bob020787 Greenlit is a solid documentary that not only illustrates the hypocrisy of the film industry when it comes to being environmentally conscious, but also does an excellent job of illustrating the challenges of creating a green set. By interviewing members of the cast and crew, the doc shows how they want to be green, but don't really want to alter their own habits to do it. Despite the great content, Greenlit struggled to find it's voice. At times the film dragged a lot and some elements of comedy fell flat. The narrative was a bit inconsistent and it wasn't entirely clear how successful they were at making a green film. Overall, however, this was a worthy documentary that did a fine job of presenting a problem and the hypocrisy that surrounds it.