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The story of plastic / The Story of Stuff Project presents ; a Pale Blue Dot Media production ; in association with React Films ; written by Tony Hale, Brian Wilson, Deia Schlosberg, Stiv Wilson ; executive producers, Stiv Wilson, Coralie Charriol-Paul & Dennis Paul, Michael O'Heaney ; co-executive producers, Dianna Cohen, Jackson Browne, Seven McDonald ; produced by Stiv Wilson, Megan Ponder ; produced by Kyle Cadotte ; directed and produced by Deia Schlosberg.

Educational version.

[New York, New York] : Outcast Films, [2020]

1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

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Exposes the threats to the environment and to health posed by pollution created by plastics, demonstrating how large quantities of waste plastic leaches into the drinking water supply. Examines the influence of the oil and gas industries as a source of the problem. Explores the limitations of plastics recycling. Proposes "zero waste" programs and the creation of bio-based, degradable materials as a solution.

Plastics -- Environmental aspects.

Plastic scrap -- Environmental aspects.

Plastics industry and trade -- Environmental aspects.

Pollutants.

Schlosberg, Deia, screenwriter, film director, film producer, director of photography.

Hale, Tony, 1983- screenwriter, editor of moving image work.

Wilson, Brian (Director), screenwriter, editor of moving image work.

Wilson, Stiv, screenwriter, film producer.

Ponder, Megan, film producer.

Cadotte, Kyle, film producer.

Lesh, Melissa, director of photography.

Westheimer, Cody, 1979- composer (expression), performer.

McCready, Mike, 1965- composer (expression), performer.

Pale Blue Dot Media, production company.

React Films, production company.

Story of Stuff Project, presenter.

Outcast Films, publisher.

Introduction -- Why is plastic a problem -- Myths : consumer responsibility and recycling -- China's import ban and the global waste trade -- Global health impacts and double standards -- Plastic, the climate, and incineration -- Fossil fuels and plastic production -- Refineries and environmental justice -- Media coverage and industry response -- Solutions -- Conclusion.

Documentary films.

Environmental films.

Nonfiction films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Films for the hearing impaired.

Includes animated sequences.

Original score written and performed by Cody Westheimer and Mike McCready ; editors, Tony Hale and Brian Wilson ; cinematography, Deia Schlosberg and Melissa Lesh.

Featuring: Zoë Carpenter, Tiza Mafira, Mannan Khan, Froilan Grate, Von Hernandez, Martin Bourque, Liwen Chen, Delphine Lévi Alvarès, Yvette Arellano, Ronnie Hamrick, Captain Charles Moore, V. Nikhilesh Paliath, Frans Timmermans, Pratibha Sharma, Joseph Borgonia, Clarissa Morawski, Mao Da, Emma Priestland, Prigi Arisandi, Shibu K N, Jai Prakash Chaudhary, Ranjit Devraj, Sarah-Jeanne Royer, Joan Marc Simon, Dr. Neeta Misra, and others.

DVD ; NTSC, all regions ; 16:9 widescreen presentation ; LPCM 2.0 digital stereo sound.

For educational and private home use only.

© All rights reserved, The Story of Stuff 2020 Container

Copyright © 2019 Story of Plastic LLC Closing credits

In English ; with optional subtitles in Arabic, Bulgarian, Cantonese, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Lithuanian, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swahili, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, or Vietnamese.

Mill Valley Film Festival, Audience Award ; Napa Valley Film Festival, Special Jury Award ; EMA Awards 2020, finalist ; Jackson Wild Film Festival 2020, finalist ; Cleveland International Film Festival, official selection ; DocNYC, official selection ; Sheffield Film Festival, official selection ; Big Sky Doc Film Festival, official selection

Subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH) in English

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