Bag it
By: Reel Thing Films ; a film by Suzan Beraza ; directed by Suzan Beraza ; produced by Suzan Beraza & Michelle Hill and Alexa Warren ; written by Michelle Curry Wright
Contributors: Reel Thing Films; New Day Films
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 79
Subjects: Shopping bags; Environmental responsibility; Plastics; Biodegradable plastics; Environmental aspects
Other titles: Is your life too plastic?
Work titles: Bag it (Motion picture)
Description: Our story follows Jeb Berrier, an average American guy -- admittedly not a 'tree hugger' -- who makes a pledge to stop using plastic bags. This simple action gets Jeb thinking about all kinds of plastic. He embarks on a global tour to unravel the complexities of our plastic world.
Notes: Originally produced in the United States as a motion picture in 2010.

Widescreen (1.85:1).

Extras: Jeb in the Netherlands; Bioplastic pros and cons; extended interview with Dr. Shanna Swan; Sylvia Earle talks about life before plastic; Wallace J. Nichols talks about the environmental movement; Dr. Richard Thompson explains plastic and POPs.

Cinematographer, Leigh Reagan; editor, Suzan Beraz, Casey Nay; original music, Larry Groupé.

Featuring Jeb Berrier, Anne Reeser, William Berrier.

DVD-R; all regions; Dolby digital 2.0.

Winner, Special Jury Award, Eco Focus Film Festival; Winner, Audience Choice Award, Ashland Independent Film Festival; Winner, Special Jury Award, Port Townsend Film Festival; Winner, Best of Festival Award, Monterey Blue Oceans Film Festival.