Movie | Microplastic Story followed by an online Q&A session with director Atsuko Satake from New York on the 22nd and 23rd, and with Yumiko Patouillet (Japanese Edition Producer and General Manager at Tara Ocean Japan) and Kawabata Wakana (PR/Ethical Concierge) on the 24th [JP]

This feature-length documentary follows two years in the life of a group of 5th graders in Brooklyn, New York, as they investigate the roots of the global plastic pollution problem from their own perspectives and take action in their own communities to solve the problem. Fifth graders at PS15 in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn conduct their own research and data collection, present their findings to the City Council, and take action to reduce single-use plastics in their own neighbourhoods. They discover that plastic pollutes the environment not only when it becomes trash, but also during its production and that it is linked to climate change. The film answers the children’s simple questions and uses animation to make the plastic pollution issue clear and easy to understand. The children’s enthusiasm and hope ooze from this story, which has been selected for 44 film festivals around the world and won 8 awards!

There will be an online Q&A session with Director Atsuko Satake following the screening on the 22nd and 23rd, and with the Japanese Edition Producer and General Manager at Tara Ocean Japan Yumiko Patouillet and PR/Ethical Concierge Kawabata Wakana on the 24th.

Please view the Uplink Kyoto website for information regarding screening times and entrance fees.