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Impacts of Large Homes on Environment and Community Explored at Film Screening

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A mansion threatened by coastal erosion is moved to a new location. CAPE COD AERIAL/COURTESY

A mansion threatened by coastal erosion is moved to a new location. CAPE COD AERIAL/COURTESY "One Big Home"

The former farm where Ira Rennert's Fairfield estate now stands. GOOGLE EARTH/COURTESY 'ONE BIG HOME'

The former farm where Ira Rennert's Fairfield estate now stands. GOOGLE EARTH/COURTESY 'ONE BIG HOME'

Ira Rennert's Fairfield estate in Sagaponack. GOOGLE EARTH/COURTESY 'ONE BIG HOME'

Ira Rennert's Fairfield estate in Sagaponack. GOOGLE EARTH/COURTESY 'ONE BIG HOME'

A view of the South Fork in 1954. NETR ONLINE/COURTESY

A view of the South Fork in 1954. NETR ONLINE/COURTESY "ONE BIG HOME"

The same view in 2013. NETR ONLINE/COURTESY

The same view in 2013. NETR ONLINE/COURTESY "ONE BIG HOME"

"One Big Homes" screens at LTV Studios in Wainscott. COURTESY WAINSCOTT HERITAGE PROJECT

Thomas Bena, the director and producer of

Thomas Bena, the director and producer of "One Big Home." RAY EWING

"One Big Home," directed by Thomas Bena.

authorKelly Ann Smith on Oct 19, 2022
The surf is what first brought filmmaker Thomas Bena to Chilmark, on Martha’s Vineyard. He rented for years, relocating every year when rents rose with the temperatures, a right of... more

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