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Playback Magazine: Talent Watch: Andrew Nisker
by: Samantha Yaffe
June 28, 2010
Indie doc-maker and eco-activist Andrew Nisker is attempting to rid the
world of harmful chemicals and needless waste one film at a time - no
distributor required.
We caught up with filmmaker Andrew Nisker just days after his return
from Arkansas, where he was invited by Walmart headquarters to screen
and discuss his latest doc, Chemerical.
In Super Size Me-esque form, Chemerical follows a family's three-month
journey to live without chemical-based household and personal care items.
It is the sequel to Nisker's first eco-reality doc, Garbage (2003), which
trails a family's three-month journey to entirely rid their home of waste.
"The message is that the revolution starts at home," says the former Sex
Confessions director, who earned his chops in directing lifestyle and doc
TV for CBC, CTV, Chum Television and Global over the past 20 years.
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Film Review: Chemerical
Synergy, The magazine Dedicated to Mindful Living
Dirk Becker, Monday, May 10, 2010
Chemerical was one of the most interesting documentaries I have seen in a long time. What made this film so powerful, was the poignancy of the pain that this family suffered from being confronted with the reality and addiction to having so many toxic cleaners in their home.
Chemerical is a Canadian documentary that offers a window through which one can voyeuristically witness people’s unconscious, unwitting choices and the many corporatist chemicals that they spray and smear about their homes and bodies.
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Film follows family's toxic-free trial
Vancouver Courier, by Cheryl Rossi, Friday, April 16, 2010
Documentary part of annual Projecting Change festival
First he got an urban family to hoard all of their garbage for three months, then he explored how their lifestyle affected the environment for his award-winning documentary Garbage!
Now Toronto filmmaker Andrew Nisker has captured a family's efforts to switch to non-toxic household cleaners and personal products in his latest film Chemerical.
Released in December, Chemerical makes its Vancouver debut at the Projecting Change Film Festival at Fifth Avenue Cinemas from April 22 to 25.
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Andrew Nisker; Garbage! maker takes his message to Walmart
National Post, by Vanessa Farquharson, Thursday, April 22, 2010
Andrew Nisker's films have never had a theatrical release, but they're suddenly getting noticed around the world, whether it's by a Transylvanian environmentalist or a top Walmart executive in Arkansas.
"The folks at Rachel Mc-Adams' blog called me, then Criss Angel's production company called, then Leonardo DiCaprio's blog posted about me," he says. "Not to name drop, but you know, the word definitely seems to be getting out."
Pretty impressive for a guy who specializes in low-budget documentaries about garbage and cleaning products. Perhaps it has something to do with his distribution methods -- Nisker makes his work available for purchase online, encouraging others to hold small-scale screenings at home or in their local libraries, which in turn leads to more viral, word-of-mouth advertising -- but it could also be that his films are straightforward and accessible, full of practical solutions to vexing environmental problems.
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Chemerical: An interview with the film's director, Andrew Nisker
Eco-Libris Blog, Monday, March 15, 2010
Andrew Nisker is a talented film maker. Fortunately he uses his talent to make films on environmental issues, bringing to our attention some of the problems we tend to ignore.
His creative approach makes these materials more accessible and makes sure we give at least some attention to stuff we usually just don't pay attention to. In his last film 'Garbage! The Revolution Starts at Home', it was all about garbage. His new film, Chemerical, is getting inside the house and looks into the chemicals we use and is an invitation to a parallel world, free of toxics.
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