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Oscilloscope Laboratories has released the first theatrical trailer their upcoming environmental documentary No Impact Man, which they picked up at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. It follows the story of Colin Beavan, a non-fiction writer and blogger from New York City who records the attempts of he and his family to live a zero impact lifestyle for one whole year. This includes no buying of new things, no consumption of food not made locally and even, to be completely no impact, no electricity.

The film has very unique and engaging concept, and as I noted in my review from Sundance, it is “a very intimate and engaging look at some of those ‘changes’ we often talk about, but never muster the courage to enact in our own lives.” I found it to run a bit slow, focusing too much on Beavan’s media appearances instead of his actual time living ‘no impact,’ but I wouldn’t be surprised if Oscilloscope will release a leaner cut when it hits theaters later this year. Either way, I would recommend seeking this doc out, as its one of the better docs I’ve seen thus far in ’09.

No Impact Man is in theaters September 4, 2009. Have a look at the trailer below, courtesy of Apple.