Join us for the US premiere of Plastic Fantastic as part of The Omaha Checkup! Stay after the film for an engaging panel discussion with local professionals with speaker details to be announced soon.

"Waste is a huge part of our lives, but its disposal is fraught with blind spots and, in some cases, myths. People like you and me hardly know what happens to our waste. Out of sight, out of mind. It‘s a similar story with the production of plastics. An understanding of where everyday plastic items come from and where they go is reserved for experts. In Plastic Fantastic we want to reveal the hidden structures and the failure of the system." – Director Isa Willinger 

Plastics are everywhere. They are not just in our rivers and oceans, they permeate the air and soil and also our bodies. While the crisis deepens and recycling is far from working, the plastics industry continues to ramp up production. Does the industry want to keep going on like they have in the past? Our planet is permeated with plastic particles. The film follows several people who deal with the disposal of plastic, on the one hand representatives of the plastics industry and on the other scientists and activists, to find out where the plastics crisis is leading us.