Have you ever seen “The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard“?
Take a look, it’s only about 20 min.
If i may say so, it is an awesome example of science communication. The host, Annie Leonard, comes off as positive, enthusiastic and encouraging while delivering a comprehensive criticism of our materials economy.
The story tells how ‘stuff’ is made using a simple and cute black and white animation that walks you step by step through the process of production, consumption, disposal, etc.
Lot’s of the themes are similar to what was in Flow, for those of you that watched the screening, the film about corporate privatization of the world’s water resources. Many of the themes are also discussed in the Zeitgeist movies (of which I am a huge fan) but Leonard’s mode of communication is better suited for a general audience because of her optimism and also because the cute cartoons are fun to watch. Zeitgeist watches more like an intense propaganda film, which I enjoyed, but I would not recommend to someone who is not used to these types of anti-corporate, anti-consumption viewpoints.
So, Story is a good choice for turning people on to these ideas without scaring or alienating them too much, due to Leonard’s charisma and the simple easy to follow narrative of the story.
Posted by segalsez 
