63. TINY: A STORY ABOUT LIVING SMALL

christopher is almost 30, the product of a military family who moved regularly.  he's looking for a sense of home; groundedness; stability.  he decides to build a tiny home.  these places are generally between 100 and 200 sq. feet.  there are many local rules about the size a structure must be (generally at least 600 sq. ft), so builders of tiny homes get around that by building on a trailer.  christopher has help from his girlfriend.  he thinks the work will proceed quickly.  starting in may, he expects to move the home to the country outside of boulder by the end of the summer.  of course, he's never built a home, he doesn't have plans, and the work takes considerably longer.  about a year later, he places the home on the property he's bought.  his girlfriend was never sure if this would be her home as well, and she provides interesting commentary on the thought process surrounding that issue.  there are many interviews from other tiny house owners that are interspersed in the film.  some consider tiny houses to be a "movement", away from conspicuous consumption and materialistic values, to a simpler life that's based in necessity.  some think the tiny house owners might be settling.  christopher built his tiny house for $26,000.  but one of the interviewees said it best, "this is exactly what i want from life.  i'm not settling.  i'm exactly where i want to be".  i find this concept fascinating.  i say i'm trying to downsize; bringing fewer things into the house and sending more out.  however, i am a LONG way from fitting into a 200 sq ft space.  still.............i like considering whether i COULD.