Plastic Free July™ is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution – so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. We’re happy to share a few films with you all that explore the topic of plastics from various angles. We hope you will enjoy 2020 Official Selection Every Nine Minutes, 2021 Official Selection Life of a Plastic Cup, and 2022 Official Selection If You Give a Beach a Bottle:
EVERY NINE MINUTES
Every nine minutes, the weight of a blue whale (300,000 pounds) in plastic makes its way into our ocean. To call attention to this, the Monterey Bay Aquarium built a life-sized replica of a blue whale made of single-use, locally sourced plastic trash. Certified by Guinness World Records, the whale is the largest sculpture of its kind ever built.
LIFE OF A PLASTIC CUP
In Life of a Plastic Cup, we follow the adventures of a small plastic cup that, after being used just once at a party, is carelessly discarded, resulting in a trip to the ocean. The film focuses on the very topical problem that is plastic pollution in our seas and oceans, seen through the eyes of an unwilling victim, and portrayed by film students in an innocent way that only a young person can.
IF YOU GIVE A BEACH A BOTTLE
Inspired by a picture book, Max Romey heads to a remote beach on Alaska’s coastline in search of marine debris. What he finds is a different story altogether.
