The Story of Plastic, Individual Film Screening and Community Discussion

The Story of Plastic, Film Screening and Discussion

Individual Film Screening:
via individual email link sent to registered attendees, watched any time prior to discussion

Community Discussion:
Monday, November 9th, 7:00pm to 8:00pm Pacific Time online via Zoom

Speakers: Story of Plastic filmmaker Stiv Wilson and Jackie Núñez, Founder of the Last Plastic Straw and Program Manager for the Plastic Pollution Coalition.

About the Event: Registered attendees will receive a link via email to stream the film and can watch it anytime prior to the discussion on Monday, November 9th at 7:00pm Pacific Time, at which time all the film-streaming links will expire. The film runs 96 minutes. We anticipate the link to be sent to all registered attendees 48-72 hours prior to the discussion. We will meet at 7:00pm Pacific Time on Monday, November 9th on Zoom (details on web, link below) for a discussion and Q&A with Story of Plastic filmmaker Stiv Wilson and Jackie Núñez, Founder of the Last Plastic Straw and Program Manager for the Plastic Pollution Coalition. The discussion will be moderated by Dr. Charles Lester, faculty at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies and Director, Ocean & Coastal Policy Center, Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara (as well as former Executive Director of the California Coastal Commission).

About the Film: THE STORY OF PLASTIC takes a sweeping look at the man-made crisis of plastic pollution and the worldwide effect it has on the health of our planet and the people who inhabit it. Spanning three continents, the film illustrates the ongoing catastrophe: fields full of garbage, veritable mountains of trash, rivers and seas clogged with waste, and skies choked with the poisonous emissions from plastic production and processing. With engaging original animation, archival industry footage beginning in the 1930s, and first-person accounts of the unfolding emergency, the film distills a complex problem that is increasingly affecting the planet’s and its residents’ well-being.

Film Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37PDwW0c1so&vl=en

REGISTRATION REQUIRED, TO REGISTER VISIT: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-story-of-plastic-individual-film-screening-and-group-discussion-tickets-120660600103

Zoom Link for Discussion and all other details on web: https://www.middlebury.edu/institute/events/story-plastic-individual-film-screening-and-community-discussion-11-09-2020

For questions contact: Rachel C. at [email protected] or visit centerfortheblueeconomy.org or call 831-647-4183 (must leave message and receive call back).