Project Detail

X Trillion

A female sailor on board a yacht in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Synopsis

14 Women, 3000 Nautical Miles, X Trillion Pieces of Plastic.
X TRILLION is a film about an all-woman crew who sailed 3000 nautical miles to one of the most remote places on Earth - the North Pacific Gyre or the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The aim was to research the densest accumulation of ocean plastic in the world.
It was a journey that promised to change not only their lives but the very future of our planet.
Director Eleanor Church was part of a team of 14 women from around the world - from scientists to packaging designers, engineers, teachers, artists and more - each one looking and learning about this issue from a very different perspective. This was eXXpedition's 10th voyage.
The crew spent three weeks sailing through the middle of this gyre, collecting scientific data for international research projects with a focus on how these trillions of pieces of micro plastics are impacting human, and particularly women’s, health.
This is a story of hope, filled with life, magic and a call to action that burns with optimism.

Details

Year
2024
Type of project
Features
Running time
90 min
Format
Digital
Director
Eleanor Church 1st Feature
Producer
Verity Wislocki
Executive Producer
Julie Andersen, Emily Penn, Adam Booth, Paul Hillier, Isabelle Georgeaux
Editor
Dominic Stabb, Eleanor Church, Mirjam Jegorov
Sound
Alex Joseph

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James Belsham

Director - GEL

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