The Story of Plastic is a documentary that casts a critical eye on the man-made plastic pollution crisis. Striking footage shot over three continents illustrates the ongoing catastrophe: fields full of garbage, veritable mountains of trash; rivers and seas clogged with waste; and skies choked with the poisonous runoff from plastic production and recycling processes with no end in sight. Original animations, interviews with experts and activists, and never-before-filmed scenes reveal the consequences of the flood of plastic smothering ecosystems and poisoning communities around the world – and the global movement rising up in response.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Newburyport cultural council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

Storm Surge is grateful to the following organizations for support of this film.