PLASTIC POLLUTION CAN NOW BE FOUND ON EVERY BEACH IN THE WORLD, WITH PERIOD PRODUCTS BEING THE 5TH MOST COMMON ITEM FOUND ON EUROPE’S BEACHES – MORE WIDESPREAD THAN SINGLE-USE COFFEE CUPS, CUTLERY OR STRAWS.
Feeling compelled to help spread awareness and get people talking about such a pressing issue we teamed up with City to Sea to produce a dramatic and stylish short film titled ‘Turning Tides’. Punchy visuals of coastlines from around the world, international talented sportswomen doing what they love and a soundscape entirely composed from found plastic, the film highlights our deep and vital connection with the ocean while also aiming to expose the devastation that is being caused below the surface. As we start to wake up to the realities of our actions, ‘Turning Tides’ calls on us all to seek simple ways to protect what we love.
One pack of period pads contains the same amount of plastic as five carrier bags, and a staggering 4.3 billion disposable menstrual products are used in the UK every year
**WINNER - Judge’s Award - tve Global Sustainability Awards 2019**
** Screened at Oceans Film Festival**
** Screened at ENVIRONMENSTRUAL FESTIVAL**
86% of the British public are worried about the impact of plastic pollution but aren’t currently given adequate choice or education when it comes to what they are putting in their bodies every month.
Directed by: Jo Guthrie & Lucy Hawes
Produced By: Lucy Hawes
In collaboration with City To Sea.
Camera Ops: Greg Dennis, Simon Rickwood, Rod Caetano, Courtney Spence, Forrest Ladkin, Nick Cribbs, James Appleton, Janneman Conradie, Stephanie Teixeira, Stacey Powers, Rauri Cantelo, James Partridge
Surfers: Sophie Hellyer, Nique Miller, Ruby Day
Paddleboarder: Cal Major
Freediver: Andrea Marshall
Edit House: Whitehouse Post
Editor: Liz Deegan
Post Producer: Annabel Bennett
Composer: Harry Linden Johnson
Post Production: The Mill
VFX artist: Bethan Williams
VFX artist: Raj Davsi
Grade: Alex Gregory
Design: Jo Guthrie
Post Producer: Nicole Duncan
Special Thanks:
City to Sea | Aidan Gibbons | Sophie Hellyer | Lucy Stephens | Rob Hope | Torq Surfboards | BlackGirlSurf | Nique Miller