Minimalism Film

A Documentary About the Important Things

The Final Days of Minimalism

Every chapter has an ending. Next week marks the end of one of The Minimalists’ most significant chapters: our first film, Minimalism, is exiting Netflix on June 15, 2022.

This particular chapter began nine years ago, in late 2013, when The Minimalists teamed up with director Matt D’Avella to film our first documentary. We didn’t know what it would be called, who would be in it, or how it might influence the world; we simply piled into Ryan’s Corolla and filmed a thousand hours of tour stops, minimalist interviews, and sunset time-lapses.

It took two years,
but after nine grueling iterations,
we finally produced a film we were proud of.

Yet Netflix
(and every other streamer)
turned us down.

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Minimalism Documentary on Netflix

Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things is now on Netflix, which means you can stream it with your friends and family during the holidays.

We’re going to celebrate the release with a special Facebook Live event tonight, December 15, 2016, at 9 PM EST. We’ll chat about the making of the film and answer your general questions.

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Minimalism Documentary — Now Available on iTunes, Amazon, and Google Play

Synopsis

How might your life be better with less? Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things examines the many flavors of minimalism by taking the audience inside the lives of minimalists from all walks of life—families, entrepreneurs, architects, artists, journalists, scientists, and even a former Wall Street broker—all of whom are striving to live a meaningful life with less.

After its successful theatrical run, Minimalism, the #1 indie documentary of 2016, is finally available via multiple online platforms. Let us know your favorite scenes using #MinimalismFilm on social media.

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Minimalism Documentary Coming to iTunes and Amazon

Exciting news! We heard you loud and clear, and so later this month, on September 30, 2016, Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things is coming to iTunes and Amazon.

Preordering the film on either platform helps us reach more people because both sites use complex algorithms to recommend films (i.e., “if you like that movie, then you’ll like this movie”). Apparently, a significant part of that algorithm involves the number of preorders a film has, which indicates popularity to the robot overlords in the cloud kingdom. Or something like that.

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Now Available — Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things

How might your life be better with less? Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things examines the many flavors of minimalism by taking the audience inside the lives of minimalists from all walks of life—families, entrepreneurs, architects, artists, journalists, scientists, and even a former Wall Street broker—all of whom are striving to live a meaningful life with less.

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It’s Almost Here

Remember what it was like, as a kid, the week before your birthday? The anticipation. The eagerness. The edge-of-your-seat joy.

That’s how we feel right now.

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Official Trailer for Minimalism

It’s finally here. Check out the official trailer for our new film, Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things.

Starting May 24, 2016, Minimalism will be showing in 400+ theaters across the United States (overseas details coming this summer). Find your closest theater here.

We can’t wait to share this film with you—you are going to love it! Together, we can spread our simple-living message further than ever. Thank you for your help.

P.S. The Minimalists are hitting the road in May 2016, bringing the documentary, and a live version of our “Ask The Minimalists” podcast, to more than a dozen cities: New York City, Boston, Washington DC, Miami, Dallas, Dayton, Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Missoula, and Toronto. Get your tickets to these live events while you can—many cities are selling out.