Film

PLASTIC PEOPLE

The ground-breaking feature documentary Plastic People investigates our addiction to
plastic and the growing threat of microplastics on human health. Almost every bit of plastic ever
made breaks down into "microplastics.” These microscopic particles drift in the air, float in all
bodies of water, and mix into the soil, becoming a permanent part of the environment.
Now, leading scientists are finding these particles in our bodies: organs, blood, brain tissue, and
even the placentas of new mothers. What is the impact of these invisible invaders on our health?
And can anything be done about it?
Acclaimed author and science journalist Ziya Tong takes a personal approach by visiting
leading scientists around the world and undergoing experiments in her home, on her food, and
her body while collaborating with award-winning director Ben Addelman (Discordia, Bombay
Calling, Nollywood Babylon, Kivalina v. Exxon) in an urgent call to action for all of us to rethink
our relationship with plastic.