One Plastic Beach (2011)

电影

国家/地区: 美国
类型: 纪录片, 短片
上映日期:
导演: Eric Slatkin
编剧: N/A

语言: English
演员: Richard Lang , Judith Selby Lang
片长: 8 分钟
奖项: N/A
又名: One Plastic Beach (美国)

剧情简介: Judith & Richard are a couple who started collecting plastic that washed up on a small section of Kehoe beach in northern California. To mark one of their first dates together, they made a piece of art from the plastic, and this is a passion that continues. Related to this the pair are raising awareness of the issue of plastics in the ocean, with the example of their own small 1000 yards section of beach being a microcosm of the bigger problem. As they prepare for an installation at San Francisco\'s MOMA, they talk to the camera about their work and the issue.Speaking as one lacking creative talent, I do not mean to suggest that any type of short film is easy to make, however, much like reality television is quicker and easier to produce than period costume dramas, so too character-focused documentary shorts must be more accessible to make than a more formal narrative short. Of course having a good subject and using them well is key, and here the film gets this right as it has two odd characters but also an important issue. Richard and Judith are not particularly odd, to be honest, they just a very unusual life as artists, making their work from what the sea provides (well, that and whomever put it there in the first place). They are engaging in that sort of benevolent way that people can be, but they are not raging hippies at the same time; their message is well delivered and I like the controlled way they link to a bigger subject – and I would have liked to have seen the rest of their piece for MOMA.An interesting short film, which doesn\'t outstay its welcome and gives a brisk but engaging picture of this artist pair, and why their work should be of interest.
IMDB:tt3708540
2011,电影,美国,纪录片,短片,