Plastic People

synopsis

Plastics have irreversibly transformed people's lives, for better or for worse. They have found universal applications, can be produced in massive quantities and are found everywhere. And that's the problem. They are not easy to recycle or dispose of, they take a long time to decompose and they gradually release microplastics into the environment. Potentially carcinogenic particles have already found their way into the innermost depths of the human body. In interviews with experts and ordinary people, this engaging documentary seeks to capture a possible watershed moment in history. And it paints a straight line from the greed of the oil producers of plastic products to our transformation into plastic people. 

 “Plastic disrupts our hormones, and in one queasy section the film shows us a placenta with plastic particles in it. In its way, Plastic People is a horror movie. It could have been called Attack of the Killer Polymers.” 

Source: Variety

biography

Ben Addelman is a Canadian filmmaker. He has directed and produced the highly acclaimed documentaries Discordia (2004), Bombay Calling (2006), Nollywood Babylon (2009) and Kivalina Vs Exxon (2011), which have screened at Sundance, New York and Edinburgh festivals among many others.

more about film

director:	Ziya Tong, Ben Addelman
producer:	Stephen Paniccia, Vanessa Dylyn
script:	Ben Addelman
photography:	Roger Singh
editing:	Ania Smolenskaia
music:	Justin Small, Ohad Benchetrit
sound:	Sanjay Metha
sound design:	Daniel Pellerin
executive producer:	Peter Raymont, Rick Smith, Christina Willings, Steve Ord
Distributor:	Vicky Ryan
production manager:	Revelle Thomas

contact

Peter Raymont / White Pine Pictures
praymont@whitepinepictures.com