Award-winning documentary filmmaker Angela Sun is widely known in the worlds of sports and media. Among the very first Asian-American female hosts to appear on the likes of ESPN, Fox Sports, Tennis Channel and Yahoo! Sports, Angela was the sideline host for Season 4 of “American Ninja Warrior.” Among many exciting career assignments, she has hosted “Yahoo! Sports Minute,” the number one online sports show watched daily by millions, and the LIVE pre-game show for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Angela also directed and executive produced the independent feature documentary film, “Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch” in 2013, chronicling her personal journey of discovery to one of the most remote places on Earth, Midway Atoll. With the goal of revealing the truth about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, she encounters scientists, celebrities, legislators and activists who shed light on what our society’s vast consumption of disposable plastic is doing to our oceans, and what it may be doing to our health.
Winner of the Jury Award at the Wild & Scenic Film Festival in 2014 – and the American Conservation Film Festival Broadcast Award, Catalina Film Festival ISLA Award, San Francisco International Ocean Film Festival Environment Award, and Docufest Festival Best of Fest Award in 2013 – “Plastic Paradise” continues earning rave reviews worldwide via festival appearances and screenings.
I learned of this project through a feature story by Mackenzie Mount that appeared in Sierra Magazine. Here’s a brief excerpt from Angela’s interview:
“Basically, people think there’s a giant patch of trash out in the Pacific Ocean that’s all glued together, like nylon, that you can step on and walk all over. It’s actually scarier… Now, friends and family text me stuff like, ‘Dang it, I can’t see things the same way anymore,’ or ‘Aw man, I have to think now.’ And I feel like, OK, I’ve done something.”
One great way to get involved with this project is to host a local screening. Learn more here: https://plasticparadisemovie.com.
Featured Video: Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Trailer from Angela Sun on Vimeo.
