A Plastic Ocean (Carinish)

A PLASTIC OCEAN

Dir. Craig Leeson, UK, 1 hr 40 mins, 2017, HIFF classification 12a, English

In the centre of the Pacific Ocean gyre our researchers found more plastic than plankton.

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. These toxins are stored in seafood’s fatty tissues, and eventually consumed

by us. Producer Jo Ruxton joined an expedition to the so-called Great Pacific Garbage Patch in

the North Pacific Gyre, 1500 miles off the coast of San Francisco, to ascertain its impact. When

the expedition discovered free-floating microplastics instead of an anticipated solid mass that could

be contained, Jo knew she had to begin the film that would become A Plastic Ocean.

Screening as part of Hebrides International Film Festival 2018.