Plastic People

Plastic People investigates our addiction to plastic and the growing threat of microplastics on human health. The film is structured as one person’s journey to uncover the depths of the microplastic issue and specifically how this form of pollution impacts human health. Tying the human body to the global body, the film exposes the threat of waste colonialism. We hear stories from those on the front lines of the plastic pollution crisis whose bodies are inundated with microplastics on a daily basis. And we see how plastic breaks down in the natural environment: how it spreads on farm fields, enters water systems, and drifts across currents in the air, as we breathe, eat and drink it into our bodies.