Plastic Peril

Dec 9, 2024

0h 7m

★ 0.0

What plastic does to our waterways

Overview

Plastic Peril explores the devastating impact of plastic waste on the waterways and drainage systems of Lagos, Nigeria. This thought-provoking documentary delves into how unchecked plastic pollution disrupts daily life, exacerbates flooding, and threatens the livelihoods of local communities. Through interviews and vivid imagery, it reveals the environmental, social, and economic toll of this growing crisis while highlighting the urgent need for sustainable solutions. A compelling call to action, Plastic Peril amplifies the voices of those most affected and challenges viewers to rethink their role in combating plastic waste.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Green waters production

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In the cobalt mining areas of Katanga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), babies are being born with horrific birth defects. Scientists and doctors are finding increasing evidence of environmental pollution from industrial mining which, they believe, may be the cause of a range of malformations from cleft palate to some so serious the baby is stillborn. More than 60% of the world’s reserves of cobalt are in the DRC and this mineral is essential for the production of electric car batteries, which may be the key to reducing carbon emissions and to slowing climate change. In The Cost of Cobalt we meet the doctors treating the children affected and the scientists who are measuring the pollution. Cobalt may be part of the global solution to climate change, but is it right that Congo’s next generation pay the price with their health? Many are hoping that the more the world understands their plight, the more pressure will be put on the industry here to clean up its act.

8.0

Propaganda Message

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A cartoon film about the whole heterogeneous mixture of Canada and Canadians, and the way the invisible adhesive called federalism makes it all cling together. That the dissenting voices are many is made amply evident, in English and French. But this animated message also shows that Canadians can laugh at themselves and work out their problems objectively.

7.1

Gasland

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It is happening all across America-rural landowners wake up one day to find a lucrative offer from an energy company wanting to lease their property. Reason? The company hopes to tap into a reservoir dubbed the "Saudi Arabia of natural gas." Halliburton developed a way to get the gas out of the ground-a hydraulic drilling process called "fracking"-and suddenly America finds itself on the precipice of becoming an energy superpower.

7.1

Manufactured Landscapes

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MANUFACTURED LANDSCAPES is the striking new documentary on the world and work of renowned artist Edward Burtynsky. Internationally acclaimed for his large-scale photographs of “manufactured landscapes”—quarries, recycling yards, factories, mines and dams—Burtynsky creates stunningly beautiful art from civilization’s materials and debris.

6.0

Overload: America's Toxic Love Story

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4.9

The Tree in a Test Tube

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Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are stopped by narrator Pete Smith for the purpose of showing the audience how much wood and wood by-products the average person carries.

7.0

Something in the Air

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Something in the Air is a one hour documentary that shows new risks in the most essential element for survival – air – that affect our brains, our DNA, and how new technology is changing the equation for the better.

8.0

Food for Profit

Feb 26, 2024

The film exposes the links between Agrifood and politics. With a pool of international experts it analyses the many problems related to factory farming: water pollution, migrants exploitation, biodiversity loss and antibiotic resistance.

6.9

Plastic Planet

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Werner Boote presents an up-close and personal view of the controversial and fascinating material that has found its way into every facet of our daily lives: plastic. He takes us on a journey around the globe, showing that plastics have become a threat for both environment and human health.

6.0

Toxic Soup

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Something is bad wrong as everyday Americans fight to protect their air, water and blood from pollution.

10.0

Albatross

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A powerful visual journey into the heart of a gut-wrenching environmental tragedy, while delivering a profound message of healing and renewal.

9.3

Sur le Front des Océans

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No overview available.

6.5

Making Fun: The Story of Funko

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From a small garage in Redmond, Washington, to the furthest corners of the earth, Funko's story is one that is centered around the fans and the global community that arose from their unique passion - a story that spans twenty years full of joy, ambition, adversity, and... well... toys.

0.0

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No overview available.

0.0

Terra Blight

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7.0

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7.5

Behemoth

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7.6

Vergessene Wracks

May 26, 2017

There are ticking time bombs off the coasts of the world, of which the public has hardly been aware: 6,300 wrecks, sunk during the Second World War, have been rusting in the sea for more than 70 years. Researchers estimate the amount of oil remaining in them at up to 15 million tons. What can be done to prevent an oil slick?

0.0

A Plastic Tide

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Over eight million tonnes of plastic enters the ocean each year, killing sea life. Now new evidence says it's entering our food chain with unknown health effects.