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As the plastic pollution crisis has become an international scandal, the biggest consumer goods brands on earth have declared they have a solution: recycling. But our plastic packaging is still more likely to end up being burned or dumped than recycled. We show how the oil, packaging and consumer goods industries spin the recycling fairytale to allow them to continue polluting without consequence. As we all pick up the bill for a world drowning in plastic, the film asks: who is getting rich?
Tom Costello, Benedict Wermter
Tom Costello
Self-shooting producer/director, focusing on journalistically-challenging and cinematically-shot observational documentaries. Tom apprenticed for some years under LEAVING NEVERLAND director Dan Reed, including on the BAFTA-winning THE PAEDOPHILE HUNTER.
Benedict Wermter
Benedict Wermter is a German independent journalist and author. He investigates data driven and source based stories and publishes in all kind of newsrooms and magazines. Benedict also produces video. In recent years he has reported on the circular economy across Europe and South East Asia.
Director Tom Costello, Benedict Wermter
Producer Tristan Chytroschek, a&o buero filmproduktion
Script Tom Costello
Cinematography Philipp Meise, Johannes Praus (BVK)
Editing Carlotta Kittel (BFS), Rune Schweitzer (BFS)
Music Nils Kacirek
Sound Paul Timmich
Cast Alice Sykes
Production a&o buero for The Why Foundation
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