Deia Schlosberg/2019/90 min/Waste & Recycling
CHICAGO-AREA PREMIERE. FILM DESCRIPTION: “The Story of Plastic” is a seething expose uncovering the ugly truth behind the current global plastic pollution crisis. Striking footage shot over three continents illustrates the ongoing catastrophe: fields full of garbage, veritable mountains of trash; rivers and seas clogged with waste; and skies choked with the poisonous runoff from plastic production and recycling processes with no end in sight. Original animations, interviews with experts and activists, and never-before-filmed scenes reveal the disastrous consequences of the flood of plastic smothering ecosystems and poisoning communities around the world – and the global movement rising up in response.
Tuesday, March 10, 5:30 to 9 p.m. [Central]
Reception and Action Fair at 5:30 p.m.
Film begins at 6:30 p.m.
Malcolm X College, 1900 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago
Arrive early at 5:30P to enjoy light refreshments and visit with Action Partners working on topics related to the film. Afterwards, stay for discussion with Andrea Densham, Senior Director of Conservation Policy and Advocacy at Shedd Aquarium and Iyana Simba, Clean Water Advocate, Illinois Environmental Council/IEC's Plastic-Free Water Campaign. Facilitator: Cia Verschelden, Vice President, Academic & Student Affairs, Malcolm X College.
*Action partners sharing about related action opportunities before and after the film include the above panelists, as well as Chicago Women in Green; Chicago Recycling Coalition; Malcolm X Phi Theta Kappa honor society, The Biology Club, and student government association; Green Mountain Energy, Sierra Club, and the Alliance for the Great Lakes Young Professionals.
ADA compliant accessible venue. Teens and young adults encouraged to attend. "PG-13" May contain heavy themes, graphic images or language.