Thousands of miles away from civilization, Midway Atoll is in one of the most remote places on earth. And yet its become ground zero for The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, syphoning plastics from three distant continents. In this independent documentary film, journalist/filmmaker Angela Sun travels on a personal journey of discovery to uncover this mysterious phenomenon. Along the way she meets scientists, researchers, influencers, and volunteers who shed light on the effects of our rabid plastic consumption and learns the problem is more insidious than we could have ever imagined.

57 minutes
SDH Captioning for the Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing

Directed by Angela Sun
Produced by Angela Sun, Gil Elbaz, Elyssa Elbaz, Tanya Leal Soto
Editor: Wendy Shuey
Cinematography: Joseph Ochoa, Francisco Aliwalas, Mark Bella
Graphics: Jonathan Jelkin

"The film everyone needs to see."
Planetsave

"Intriguing...chilling film...Journalist Angela Sun offers valuable new insights."
The Hollywood Reporter

"Sun offers a fresh, new voice...and has made a film that can appeal to the masses."
Honolulu Pulse

"With fantastic archival footage, revealing modern images from the Pacific and thoughtful, fact-based explanation, PLASTIC PARADISE provides an educational, hip, and very entertaining look at some of the many ways plastic is affecting us all. I highly recommend checking this film out!"
Dr. Mike SanClements, Staff Scientist, The National Ecological Observatory Network

"Sun's documentary sends a clear and coherent message about one of the major environmental problems we face today. Her film articulates this message in a way that will resonate with anyone that cares about nature and the environment. This is a documentary that should be seen by educators, students, politicians, and environmentalists alike. Amazing work!"
Dr. Garen Baghdasarian, Professor of Biology, Chair of Life Sciences, Santa Monica College