A 2020 documentary by Noel B. Murphy presenting Fuller as the 'Grandfather of Green,' the first film in a planned trilogy.

BUCKY: A Fuller Future

Noel B. Murphy's 2020 documentary framing Fuller as the "Grandfather of Green."

BUCKY: A Fuller Future is a 2020 documentary written, produced, and directed by Noel B. Murphy. It presents R. Buckminster Fuller as one of the great renegade thinkers of modern times and as the "Grandfather of Green" — an early progenitor of the modern environmental movement. The film is billed as the first installment of a three-part trilogy; the second film, BUCKY 2: Design Science Revolution, continues the survey of Fuller's designs and artifacts.

The documentary features commentary and appearances associated with figures such as Jeff Bridges and Marianne Williamson, and it foregrounds Fuller's "trimtab" metaphor — the idea that a tiny force, applied at the right point, can turn a great ship. It advertises never-before-seen footage of Fuller and situates his geodesic dome, Dymaxion Car, and Dymaxion House within a larger message about individual contribution and planetary stewardship. The film won a Best Feature Documentary award at Bingefest 2019 (UK) and was selected or nominated at several other festivals.

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