Designated by the United Nations Organization, June 5 is celebrated as the World Environment Day to raise awareness about protecting the environment. And the theme this year is ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’, aimed to reduce the use of single-use plastic.
Movies always influence our thoughts, ideas, views and beliefs. So here are some movies to kindle the nature-lover in you.
Plastic China
Directed by Jiuliang Wang, the movie revolves around Yi-Jie, an unschooled 11-year-old girl living and working in a typical plastic waste household-recycling workshop with her family. They sort the plastic waste from Europe, the United States and other developed nations.
Wasted! The Story of Food Waste
A documentary movie that focuses on transforming food labelled as scraps into incredible, healthy dishes to create a secure and sustainable food system that feeds more people. Chefs like Anthony Bourdain solve the issue of food waste by changing the way people buy, cook, recycle and eat food.
Death by Design
The filmmaker Sue Williams explores the darker side of the electronics industry and shows how electronic devices like the mobiles, computers, tablets and other gadgets affect the health of individuals and the threat it poses to the environment.
Before the Flood
A documentary film, directed by Fisher Stevens, in which actor Leonardo DiCaprio explores different parts of the world, narrates the impact of climate change and global warming. He meets scientists, activists and world leaders to discuss the dangers and possible solutions to climate change and the protection of endangered species and ecosystems.
Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
A documentary film by Angela Sun, where she discovers one of the most remote places on Earth, Midway Atoll, to uncover the truth behind the mystery of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. She encounters scientists, industry, legislators and activists, including Arnold Schwarzenegger to focus on how the society’s vast consumption of disposable plastic is doing to our oceans, and in turn how it affects our health.
