Produzione - Production: Ian Connacher
Produttore - Producer: Ian Connacher
Sceneggiatura - Screenplay: Ian Connacher
Montaggio - Editing: Martyn Iannece, Gad Reichman, Kevin Rollins
Fotografia - Cinematography: Ian Connacher, Gad Reichman
Musica - Music: Oliver Johnson, The Hive
Distribuzione - Distribution: Ian Connacher - ian@crypticmoth.com
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Dalle tazze in polistirene agli organi artificiali, le materie plastiche sono forse il materiale più onnipresente e versatile mai inventato. Nient'altro ha infatti avuto negli ultimi cent'anni maggiore influenza e diffusione dei composti sintetici. Ma un progresso di questa portata ha un prezzo. Nel bene e nel male, nessun ecosistema o attività umana sfugge alla morsa cellofanata della plastica.

From Styrofoam cups to artificial organs, plastics are perhaps the most ubiquitous and versatile material ever invented. No invention in the past 100 years has had more influence and presence than synthetics. But such progress has had a cost. For better and for worse, no ecosystem or segment of human activity has escaped the shrink-wrapped grasp of plastic. ADDICTED TO PLASTIC is a global journey to investigate what we really know about the material of a thousand uses and why there's so darn much of it. On the way we discover a toxic legacy, and the men and women dedicated to cleaning it up. ADDICTED TO PLASTIC is a feature-length documentary about solutions to plastic pollution. The point-of-view style documentary encompasses three years of filming in 12 countries on 5 continents, including two trips to the middle of the Pacific Ocean where plastic debris accumulates. The film details plastic's path over the last 100 years and provides a wealth of expert interviews on practical and cutting edge solutions to recycling, toxicity and biodegradability. These solutions - which include plastic made from plants - will provide viewers with a hopeful perspective about our future with plastic.

Note di regia - Director's statement:
"Addicted to Plastic is a feature-length documentary about solutions to plastic pollution. The point of view style film encompasses three years of filming in 12 countries on 5 continents, including two trips to the middle of the Pacific ocean where plastic debris accumulates. The film details plastic's path over the last hundred years and provides a wealth of expert interviews on practical and cutting edge solutions to recycling, toxicity and biodegradability. These solutions - which include plastic made from plants - will provide viewers with a hopeful perspective about our future with plastic.".