Movies

Directed by Mauritz Brekke Solberg / Norway, Portugal / 2016 / 25 minutes

The film follows João and Xandi, two 50-year-old surfers who have been working together for 25 years. They clean beaches, collecting trash and turning it into stunning works of art. However, living as idealistic artists in Portugal is not economically sustainable, and therefore, not easy. Their family lives are impacted by the choices they make and their desire to raise public awareness about the increasing pollution in our oceans.

Directed by Ian Cheney / Bermuda, Bahamas, United States / 2017 / 30 minutes

The film chronicles a week-long journey through the remote waters of the Sargasso Sea. After years of hearing about the famous “garbage patches” in the ocean gyres, the crew is astonished to find that these patches are a myth: the waters stretching to the horizon are clear blue, with no garbage island in sight. However, as the crew filters the water and examines its composition, an even more disturbing reality emerges: a haze of microplastics is infiltrating the world’s oceans, with trillions of nearly invisible plastic fragments entering the marine food chain. You can clean up a garbage patch, but how do you stop a haze?

Directed by Tiago Berbare & Beto Macedo / Brasil / 2017 / 60 minutes

Street River tells the story of the first open-air art gallery in the heart of the Amazon. The film showcases how art can be used as a tool for social transformation and opens a dialogue about consumption, water, and the responsibility (or lack thereof) of government institutions in protecting natural resources.