Featuring students from PS15 in Red Hook!

PortSide TankerFlicks return on the deck of our retired oil tanker MARY A. WHALEN with a series of films about strivers.

Microplastic Madness is the story of 56 fifth graders from PS15 in Red Hook, Brooklyn - living on the frontline of the climate crisis - whose actions on plastic pollution morph into extraordinary leadership and scalable victories.  This engaging and award winning film is a Cafeteria Culture production. See the trailer

With stop-motion animation, heartfelt kid commentary, and interviews of experts and renowned scientists who are engaged in the most cutting-edge research on the harmful effects of microplastics, this alarming, yet charming narrative, conveys an urgent message in user-friendly terms.

These eleven-year olds dive deep into the root causes of plastic pollution.  Taking on the roles of citizen scientists and community advocates, they collect local data, lead community outreach, and use their own local data to inform policy by testifying and rallying at City Hall. Then they turned their focus back to school, taking action in their cafeteria to eliminate all single-use plastic!

Created to inspire kids, teachers and policy makers alike, this is the spark needed to grow a youth-led Plastic Free Future movement in schools across the world!

The film includes shots of the MARY A. WHALEN and remarks by our ED Carolina Salguero.

Tickets are FREE but we ask for RSVPs so we don’t over book the event, and we ask for a $10 donation to prevent people from reserving seats they then don't use. We return the $10 when you get here, or you can turn that into a donation. Get your TICKETS!