A plastic ocean grabs your attention immediately, with what might be one of the greatest horror reveals in cinema. In 2010 former bbc film producer jo ruxton invited me to join the team of plastic oceans, a registered united kingdom charity. We were in what we thought was a relatively pristine environment. Although it doesna t go much further than pointing out the extent of the problem, it certainly provides a wealth of. They investigate how our addiction to plastic is impacting the food chain and how that is effecting every one of us through new and developing.
Id seen a short piece of the full documentary during a global scholars meeting, and although i. What at first began as a search for the elusive blue whale, ended up being an. Plastic oceans uk have been experts on plastic pollution for a decade, starting with awardwinning documentary a plastic ocean. A plastic ocean is a new featurelength adventure documentary that brings to light the consequences of our global disposable lifestyle. A plastic wave a documentary film on plastic pollution duration. Awards for a plastic ocean plastic oceans international. We need to take action on our dependence on plastic. A plastic ocean was filmed in 20 locations around the world in beautiful and chilling detail to document the global effects of plastic pollution while introducing. This has become increasingly clear, and a plastic ocean finds examples from many perspectives. She had decided to produce a film to document the global issue of ocean plastic pollution.
More than 8 million tonnes of plastic enter the ocean each year. To find out more about the film, including how you can get involved in screening and promoting it, click here. It dives into and investigates the devastating impacts that plastic. Now we have engaged citizens its time to solve the crisis and change. A plastic ocean is a new featurelength environmental documentary that brings to light the consequences of our global disposable lifestyle. A plastic ocean foundation is a charitable organisation registered in hong kong, dedicated to creating a wave of change to stop plastic pollution and to be part of the solution through science, education and policy advocacy we are a group of dedicated scientists, educators, social entrepreneurs, scholars and journalists who are concerned about the fragile state of our ocean. Craig leesons a plastic ocean shows the devastating. The film was critically panned on release, scoring a 17% on rotten tomatoes. A plastic ocean shows us a world awash with rubbish. Every year 8 million tons of plastic are dumped into our oceans presenter.
A plastic ocean event reflection hannahsgip medium. A plastic ocean is a new awardwinning feature length documentary brought to you by a group of dedicated scientists, film makers, social entrepreneurs, scholars, environmentalists and journalists, that explores the fragile state of our oceans and uncovers alarming truths about the consequences of our disposable lifestyle a plastic ocean documents the global effects of plastic. Now with 47 times more pieces of plastics in the ocean than plankton. This year, the 2018 earth day theme is a world without plastic pollution. A plastic ocean summarizing the information of the documentary. The documentary explores the fragile state of our oceans, uncovering alarming truths about plastic pollution and the threat it poses to human health, and critically suggests solutions that may be put into effect. There is 1 mild swear word used at minutes 45second in, so you can skip that if needs be. It dives into and investigates the devastating impacts that plastic has caused to our environment, especially our marine life. A plastic ocean 102 mins, usa, 2016 sa eco film festival. Journalist and filmmaker craig leesons feature film, a plastic ocean is trending on netflix and amazon prime.
Drink bottles, shopping bags, toiletries and even clothes are made with plastic. Plastic oceans international produces, distributes and supports film and other digital content focusing on the planets health and conservation, and promoting a global movement to rethink plastic. The project took 7 years during which time filming was undertaken in 20 different countries. Founded in 2016 and inspired by craig leesons 20 documentary a plastic ocean, plastic oceans international has focused on using film and media as a primary tool to raise awareness of the. Mar 22, 2017 a plastic ocean is a documentary film directed by the australian journalist craig leeson. Heres the 20s trailer, and the 42 minute version on iview the researchers were trying to find all the plastic in the ocean, because the amount floating on the surface doesnt tally with what we know weve dumped on the ocean. Mar 23, 2017 a plastic ocean is a documentary film directed by the australian journalist craig leeson. Plastic ocean movie and movies about marine plastic pollution. Parts of the film also look at landbased plastics, their use, toxicity and effects on human health. A plastic ocean is the result of four years investigative film making.
Ecozine got the chance to attend the first asian screening of a plastic ocean, hosted by the asia society hong kong centre, and hear from the production team behind it. A plastic ocean 2016 stream and watch online moviefone. May 24, 2017 this is an adaptation from the original documentary a plastic ocean by the plastic oceans foundation. Watch a plastic ocean online vimeo on demand on vimeo. Jun 07, 2019 plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental issues, as rapidly increasing production of disposable plastic products overwhelms the worlds ability to deal with them. Find out where a plastic ocean is streaming, if a plastic ocean is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. In the past 10 years humans have created more plastics than the previous 100 years. In this adventure documentary, craig teams up with free diver tanya streeter and an international team of scientists and researchers, and they travel to twenty locations around the world over the next four years to explore the fragile state of our.
A plastic ocean foundation is not an antiplastic organisation. Its been named by sir david attenborough as one of the most important films of our time and has ignited mass consumer awareness. Sociopolitical documentary hosted by craig leeson, published by netflix in 2016 english narration cover informationit begins when journalist craig leeson, searching for the elusive blue whale, discovers plastic waste in what should be pristine ocean. Jun 07, 2016 a new documentary feature film, a plastic ocean, wants to change all that. The overconsumption of plastic has taken a significant toll on worlda s oceans. A plastic ocean will be available to the general public early next year, but for the meantime we invite you to get a taste by checking out the trailer. Film a plastic ocean brings shameful truth to light.
A plastic ocean can a movie help us see this invisible. It dives into and investigates the devastating impacts that plastic has caused to our environment. A plastic ocean is a new awardwinning feature length documentary brought to you by a group of dedicated scientists, film makers, social entrepreneurs, scholars, environmentalists and journalists, that explores the fragile state of our oceans and uncovers alarming truths about the consequences of our disposable lifestyle a plastic ocean documents the global effects of plastic pollution and. Click here to watch free streams of a plastic ocean, a film sir david attenborough calls, one of the most important films of our time. In this adventure documentary, craig teams up with free diver tanya streeter and an international team of scientists and researchers, and they travel to twenty locations around the world over the next four years to explore the. We thought we could use plastic once and throw it away with negligible impact to humans and animals. A plastic ocean documents the newest science, proving how plastics, once they enter the oceans, break up into small particulates that enter the food chain where they attract toxins like a magnet. A plastic ocean summarizing the information of the. Anushka bhasker of algalita marine research and education. The shocking truth, a documentary film looking at the spread of plastic pollution and its longrange effects on the environment, maritime life. Sep 30, 2018 a plastic ocean 2016, by craig leeson, is one of the most recent and shocking documentaries about plastic pollution. This is an adaptation from the original documentary a plastic ocean by the plastic oceans foundation. Our work is based on proven science and our own experience. Apr 09, 2019 founded in 2016 and inspired by craig leesons 20 documentary a plastic ocean, plastic oceans international has focused on using film and media as a primary tool to raise awareness of the.
A plastic ocean has been screening to sold out audiences and we are so humbled to now see the film recognized with awards from various film festivals from around the globe. I walked into the plastic oceans event not expecting much. A plastic ocean begins when journalist craig leeson, searching for the elusive blue whale, discovers plastic waste in what should be pristine ocean. In a chat with socialstory, he talks about the the movie and its focus on plastic. Opening on rare footage of blue whales in their natural habitat, the camera pans right, into a floating whirl of oil and rubbish laying bare the devastating impact humanitys overreliance on plastic has had on the worlds seas. A plastic ocean by craig leeson 2016 films for the earth. It is 1hour 40 minutes long and suitable for key stages 2, 3, 4 and 5 the level of detail picked up by the children will just vary. In this adventure documentary, craig teams up with free diver tanya streeter and an international team of scientists and. Its how we dispose of plastic that is causing the problem. A plastic ocean is a new awardwinning feature length documentary brought to you by a group of dedicated scientists, film makers, social entrepreneurs, scholars, environmentalists and journalists, that explores the fragile state of our oceans and uncovers alarming truths about the consequences of our disposable lifestyle. The sites consensus reads farfetched, frantically overstuffed, and unfunny, plastic seems to use its title as a goal as much as a description. Weve been producing plastic in huge quantities since the 1940s. The film was released in the uk on 2 may 2014, and later released in the us on 26 september 2014. A plastic ocean 102 mins, usa, 2016 a plastic ocean begins when journalist craig leeson, searching for the elusive blue whale, discovers plastic waste in what should be pristine ocean.
With david attenborough, sylvia earle, ben fogle, craig leeson. A plastic ocean 2016, by craig leeson, is one of the most recent and shocking documentaries about plastic pollution. A plastic ocean is a documentary film directed by the australian journalist craig leeson. A plastic wave a documentary film on plastic pollution. Plastic oceans uk solving the plastic pollution crisis. The shocking truth, a documentary film looking at the spread of plastic pollution and its longrange effects on the environment, maritime life and humans was shown last. A multidisciplinary quest by the plastic ocean foundation to document and explain the scope and scale of the problem. In making the film plastic oceans assembled a team of the worlds top scientists and leading filmmakers to produce a powerful, highend documentary in high definition. According to the plastic ocean foundation, the organization that produced leesons film, over 600 species of marine life are known to suffer directly from plastic pollution including some on the international union for conservation of nature iucn red list list, such as the hawaiian monk seal, loggerhead turtle and sooty shearwater. A plastic ocean makes meaningful connections between the issue at hand and ones own life. A plastic ocean the film making oceans plastic free. In the center of the pacific ocean gyre our researchers found more plastic than plankton. Plastic oceans uk, established in 2009, was the first ngo to raise awareness about the impact of plastic pollution on our ocean. I started to wonder what was happening in oceans elsewhere on the planet.
Our projects, partnerships and initiatives serve to change thinking and shift behavior by engaging, informing and inspiring audiences. This is a question sheet to go along side the documentary. A plastic ocean is an epic global adventure following a documentary filmmaker and a world record freediver as they travel the earth discovering the shocking impact plastic is having on our oceans and the marine animals that live there. This film will hopefully play a key role in sending out the message about ocean plastic pollution to a huge audience. Plastic oceans international uses film and sport to fight. They investigate how our addiction to plastic is impacting the food chain and how that is effecting every one of us through new and developing human health. In this adventure documentary, craig teams up with free diver tanya streeter and an international team of scientists and researchers, and they travel to. The themes in a plastic ocean are already well known, nevertheless the film offers well researched journalism and a high documentary quality. We inspire people to make reallife positive changes to prevent ocean plastic pollution. Awards for a plastic ocean a wave of change is certainly upon us.
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