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Section: Discover & Explore: Nature

A Plastic Ocean (2016) 12

Hong Kong | 2016 | 102 min.

Our story begins when journalist Craig Leeson, searching for the elusive blue whale, discovers plastic waste in what should be pristine ocean. Craig teams up with free diver Tanya Streeter and an international team of scientists and researchers, and they travel to twenty locations around the world over the next four years to explore the fragile state of our oceans, uncover alarming truths about plastic pollution, and reveal working solutions that can be put into immediate effect.

CountryHong Kong
Year2016
Duration102 min
Rating12
LanguageEnglish
SubtitleCzech
Directed by Craig Leeson
Screenplay David Attenborough, Sylvia Earle, Ben Fogle, Craig Leeson
Director of Photography Plastic Oceans Limited
Music Miriam Cutler, Vladi Slav
Contact Plastic Oceans Limited

Biography

British journalist, filmmaker, TV presenter and correspondent. He works with major TV companies such as BBC, CNN and Al Jazeera English. He began focusing on documentaries in collaboration with the National Geographic Channel. He deals with the issue of ocean pollution, Asia, and extreme sports.

Documentary, Environment, Nature, Animals

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