“Bag It: Is Your Life Too Plastic” (2010)
Director: Suzan Beraza
Country: United States
Run time: 79 minutes
Language: English (English captions)
Try going a day without plastic. Plastic is everywhere and infiltrates our lives in unimaginable and frightening ways. In this touching and often funny film, we follow “everyman” Jeb Berrier, who is admittedly not a tree hugger, as he embarks on a global tour to unravel the complexities of our plastic world. The film presents a factual, provocative and emotional story about the negative effects of plastic, in hopes that viewers recognize their consumption habits and are compelled to make changes in their own lives. When Berrier finds out his partner, Anne, is expecting a child, his plastic odyssey becomes a truly personal one. How can they protect their baby from plastic’s pervasive health effects? “Bag It” makes it clear that it is time for a paradigm shift. At the film’s conclusion, the couple welcome their baby into the world, one they hope we can leave with a little less plastic for the next generation.
SATURDAY, APRIL 13. 1:00 PM (AUDITORIUM)
TED-style Talk by Mao Da, Zero Waste Alliance. Living Zero Waste
