Library EventECO Film Festival: Plastic Planet

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Thursday, June 13, 2019 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

06/13/2019 7:00pm 06/13/2019 9:00pm ECO Film Festival: Plastic Planet In PLASTIC PLANET, director Werner Boote takes us on a journey around the globe - from the Moroccan Sahara to the middle of the Pacific Ocean, from a factory in China to the highest peaks of the Alps - to reveal the far-flung reach of plastic. Interviews with the world's foremost experts in biology, pharmacology, and genetics shed light on the perils of plastic to our environment and expose the truth of how plastic affects our bodies...and the health of future generations. (2010) 100 min. From First Run Features. This series is cosponsored by the Iowa City Public Library, Iowa City Parks & Recreation and Green Iowa AmericCorps. Iowa City Public Library Iowa City Public Library America/Chicago public

Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C

In PLASTIC PLANET, director Werner Boote takes us on a journey around the globe - from the Moroccan Sahara to the middle of the Pacific Ocean, from a factory in China to the highest peaks of the Alps - to reveal the far-flung reach of plastic. Interviews with the world's foremost experts in biology, pharmacology, and genetics shed light on the perils of plastic to our environment and expose the truth of how plastic affects our bodies...and the health of future generations. (2010) 100 min. From First Run Features.

This series is cosponsored by the Iowa City Public Library, Iowa City Parks & Recreation and Green Iowa AmericCorps.

If you need disability-related accommodations in order to participate in this event, please contact the Library.

This event is open to the public.

Cosponsor

Cosponsor Organization: Iowa City Parks & Rec, Green Iowa AmeriCorps

Cosponsor Name: Megan Hill

Cosponsor Phone: 319-339-5399