塑料成瘾
现在还有什么东西不用塑料做?塑料在任何家庭中都已经成为最普通的物品——它便宜,用途多样而且耐用。然而塑料是不可生物降解的,并且虽然它看起来容易丢弃,许多种塑料并不容易回收,所以大多数塑料物品注定将永远成为垃圾。更糟的是,塑料加工经常产生有毒废物,处理废品塑料产品的方式是隐藏问题——大规模的陆地堆填和海洋倾倒,而不是解决它。影片制作人IanConnacher探寻了不负责任的成瘾的塑料使用所造成全球环境影响的后果。Whatisn’tmadeofplasticthesedays?Plastichasbecomeoneofthemostcommonplaceitemsinanyhousehold--it’sinexpensive,versatileanddurable.However,thelatterqualityisalsoplastic’sAchilles’Heel--whileit’seasytomakethingsoutofplastic,plasticisnotbiodegradable,andthoughitseemseasytothrowaway,manytypesofplasticaren’teasilyrecyclable,somostplasticitemsaredestinedtobecomegarbagethatlastsforever.Evenworse,plasticmanufacturingoftenproducestoxicwaste,anddisposingofunwantedplasticproductshasresultedinmassivelandfillsandoceandumpsthatsimplyhideaproblemratherthansolvingit.FilmmakerIanConnacherexplorestheglobalenvironmentalconsequencesoftheirresponsibleuseofplasticmaterialsinAddictedToPlastic!TheRiseandDemiseofaModernMiracle,anactivistdocumentarythatexploreshowplasticbecameaninescapablecommodityandhowwecan(andwhywemust)weanourselvesoffofit.AddictedToPlasticwasanofficialselectionatthe2008VancouverFilmFestival.AfilmbyIanConnacher,CrypticMothProductions.Awardwinningdocumentaryrevealsthehistoryandworldwidescopeofplasticspollution,investigatesitstoxicityandexploressolutions.BullfrogFilms.85minutes.
BBC:大裂谷-美丽的非洲心脏
【内容简介】东非大裂谷自红海至赞比西河口,连绵三千里,从太空都能看到。这里是多姿多彩的地方,有喷发的火山、覆盖着森林的高山、美丽的峡谷、广袤的草原、巨大的平湖和河流,是鳄鱼、河马、狮子、大象、火烈鸟和非洲人的家园。BBC采用最新的高清摄影技术,探讨了形式东非大裂谷的地质力量,展现世界上野生动物品种最多的地貌。Visiblefromspace,Africa’sGreatRiftValleyrunsthreethousandmilesfromtheRedSeatothemouthoftheZambezi.It’sadiverseterrainoferuptingvolcanoes,forest-cladmountains,spectacularvalleys,rollinggrasslands,hugelakesandmightyrivers,andishometocrocodiles,hippos,lions,elephants,flocksofflamingosandadiversityofindigenouspeoples.Usingstate-of-the-arthighdefinitionfilmingtechniques,thisseriesinvestigatesthegeologicalforceswhichshapedEastAfrica’sGreatRift,andwhichmakeitoneoftheworld’smostwildlife-richlandscapes.Part1:FireThevalleyistheproductofdeep-seatedgeologicalforceswhichhavespewedoutalineofcloud-wreathedvolcanoesstretchingfromEthiopiatoTanzania.TheirpeaksprovidearefugeforEastAfrica’smostextraordinarywildlife,includingnewlydiscoveredandpreviouslyunfilmedspecieswhichhaveevolvedsurprisingsurvivalstrategiestocopewiththeirchallengingmountainenvironment.Part2:WaterTheGreatRiftValleychannelsahugediversityofwaterways-rivers,lakes,waterfalls,causticspringsandcoralseas-spanningfromEgypttoMozambique.Somelakeandoceandeepsharbourpreviouslyunseenlife-forms,whilecausticwaterschallengelifetotheextreme.ButwherevolcanicmineralsenrichtheGreatRift’swaterways,theyprovidethemostspectacularconcentrationsofbirds,mammalsandfishinallAfrica.Part3:GrassTheGreatRiftValleyprovidesthestageforanepicbattlebetweentreesandgrass-itscourseinfluencedbyvolcaniceruptions,landscapeandrainfall.OnitsoutcomereststhefateofAfrica’sgreatgameherds.IntheRift’ssavannas,grazersandtheirpredatorsstruggletooutwiteachother,forcingonegroupofprimatestodevelopasocialsystemthatpavedthewayfortheevolutionofmankind.
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