Filtering a Plastic Ocean
Nature • 5m 35s
Directed by Rory Banyard
Filtering A Plastic Ocean highlights the dangers of micro plastics in our oceans - sea-borne plastic that has been broken down into tiny pieces - and profiles a pioneering low-cost solution to removing this toxic material from our beaches and seas. This short film, photographed on the beautiful beaches of the Oregon coast, introduces activist Marc Ward and the electrostatic filtration system he has invented. This new tool can be used worldwide to clean beaches of these tiny plastic particles, thereby saving the lives of seabirds and other ocean creatures, and safeguarding human health.
Up Next in Nature
-
Blue Ventures
Directed by Gabriel Diamond
Ten years ago, in a coastal village in Madagascar, Alasdair Harris tested an elegantly simple model that put Blue Ventures on the map. He encouraged residents to take charge of their local fishery by cordoning off a small section of their octopus-fishing area for a ...
-
Defying Plastic
Directed by Talia Schizzano
Plastic Pollution is everywhere and the facts are overwhelming. It may feel impossible to get away from plastic these days. Living in South Florida, I am able to witness first hand how much plastic ends up on our beaches and in the ocean. It's devastating. The solut...
-
Gyrecraft
Directed by Alexander Groves
A short film about crafting objects at sea, in the past with whale’s teeth and the future with caught plastic melted with a machine harnessing the sun. Gyrecraft is an exploration into maritime crafts which exists in every coastal or island culture around the world...
