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Roly Rolon: Portrait of a Salvage Artist

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Larry ‘Roly’ Rolon lives and works in Austin, Texas. He’s been our friend for years. This short films captures his weekly routine – and delivers an inspiring message about his life philosophy.

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“Second Industrial Revolution”

Friday, April 24th, 2009

In 2006 we went to the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo to make a documentary. We wanted to explore how close America was getting to undergoing a green building revolution. We thought, why not ask the companies and people who it mattered to most. One of the quotes that really stuck with me from the trip was in response to our question, “If you had to re-name the green movement, what would you call it?” Deborah Snoonian, who was an editor at Plenty magazine at the time, said, “The second industrial revolution. (more…)

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