Microplastic Madness Virtual Screening

Battery Park City Authority

This award-winning movie tells the inspiring story of 5th graders living on the front lines of the climate crisis in Red Hook, Brooklyn.

This gripping, New York-based documentary shines a light on the root causes of harmful plastic pollution explored by a group of NYC fifth graders who prove to be budding environmental advocates amid the inaction inherent in today’s climate crisis. In proud partnership with Cafeteria Culture, the film's producer, Battery Park City Authority will host an uninterrupted screening of the film (4-5:15pm) followed by a post-screening Q&A panel discussion (5:15-6pm) led by Debby Lee Cohen, Executive Director of Cafeteria Culture, and Eric Angel Ramos, a PhD candidate in Animal Behavior &amp; Comparative Psychology at the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center. Watch......these students learn about the plastic pollution problem and decide to take action.Be inspired.......by their work as citizen scientists and plastic pollution advocates with their neighbors and with NYC politicians.Celebrate... ...the amazing victories these students brought for their community and for New York City. They led the first Plastic Free Lunch Day in NYC public schools!Microplastic Madness has won 4 awards, has been shown at 17 festivals around the world, and features New York City public school students.More info here: microplasticmadness.org

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