Viewing: September 17,2025
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Director: Ben Addleman, Ziya Tong
Join us Wednesday, September 17th at 7:00 p.m. as our Sustainability Film Series continues with an award-winning documentary delving into the relationship between humans and microplastics!
Admission is FREE and open to the public – Tickets are required
About the film
The award-winning feature documentary Plastic People investigates our addiction to plastic and the growing threat of microplastics on human health. Almost every bit of plastic ever made breaks down into “microplastics.” These microscopic particles drift in the air, float in all bodies of water, and mix into the soil, becoming a permanent part of the environment. Now, leading scientists are finding these particles in our bodies: organs, blood, brain tissue, and even the placentas of new mothers. What is the impact of these invisible invaders on our health? And can anything be done about it?
Acclaimed author and science journalist Ziya Tong takes a personal approach by visiting leading scientists around the world and undergoing experiments in her home, on her food, and her body while collaborating with award-winning director Ben Addelman (Discordia, Bombay Calling, Nollywood Babylon, Kivalina v. Exxon) in an urgent call to action for all of us to rethink our relationship with plastic.
About the speaker
Liliana Kijeck is a recent graduate of Ohio University’s Master of Science in Environmental Studies Master’s program and a new Appalachian Ohio Restore Corps AmeriCorps member with Raccoon Creek Partnership at the Ridges in Athens. Originally from the Cleveland area, Liliana grew up spending all of her time outside and in Lake Erie, which prompted her to study political science at Cleveland State University in order to understand environmental politics and policy, the politics of conservation and sustainability, and human-environment relationships. During her Master’s program, she spent her time focusing directly on human and environmental interactions, water quality, and specifically plastic pollution and microplastic occurrence in drinking water in relation to socioeconomic and demographic aspects.
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