| Edition |
Limited edition. |
| Description |
1 DVD (57 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital optical stereo Dolby Digital 2.0 |
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laser optical NTSC |
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video file DVD video region 1 |
| System Details |
DVD-R; Dolby 2.0. |
| Credits |
Lead editor, Wendy Shuey ; cinemtaography, Francisco Aliwalas ... [et al.] ; music by APM Music ... [et al.]. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2012. |
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"#PPGP2." |
| Summary |
Thousands of miles away from civilization, Midway Atoll is in one of the most remote places on earth. And yet its become ground zero for The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, syphoning plastics from three distant continents. In this independent documentary film, journalist/filmmaker Angela Sun travels on a personal journey of discovery to uncover this mysterious phenomenon. Along the way she meets scientists, researchers, influencers, and volunteers whom shed light on the effects of our rabid plastic consumption and learns the problem is more insidious than we could have ever imagined. |
| Note |
"Winner, San Francisco International Ocean Film Festival, Environment Award," "Winner, American Conservation Film Festival Broadcast Award 2013." |
| Local Note |
Rider University has public performance rights (PPR) for this title. See "Terms of use" for more details or contact the electronic resources librarian. |
| Terms Of Use |
Rider University has public performance rights for this title. Purchased through the Rider University Office of Sustainability. |
| Subject |
Plastic marine debris -- Environmental aspects -- Pacific Ocean.
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Plastic marine debris -- Environmental aspects. |
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Pacific Ocean. |
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Plastic marine debris. |
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Recycling (Waste, etc.)
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Recycling (Waste, etc.) |
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Refuse and refuse disposal.
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Refuse and refuse disposal. |
| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Documentary films.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Added Author |
Sun427, Angela, screenwriter, film director, film producer.
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Soto, Tanya Leal (Film producer), film producer.
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Shuey, Wendy (Film editor), film editor.
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Aliwalas, Francisco, director of photography.
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APM Music (Firm), composer (expression)
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Sunshine Films, presenter, production company.
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Plastic Paradise LLC, production company, film distributor.
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