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Jess Irish (Associate Professor of Design & Technology ) won the \u201cBest Director of a Documentary Short\u201d award this week for her lyrical non-fiction film \u201cThis Mortal Plastik\u201d at its theatrical debut in the\u00a0Chain NYC Film Festival<\/a>. Made during sabbatical during the lockdown, Irish\u2019s new film will be screened online at the Florida Environmental Festival September 4-8, 2021, and locally at the Imagine Science Festival, Wildlife Conservation Film Festival, and Docs Without Borders.<\/p>\n

Details can be found on her website<\/a>\u00a0or on Instagram @j.essirish<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This Mortal Plastik<\/a> (2021) is a\u00a0personal dive into the world\u2019s most impersonal substance: plastics. Amid the lockdown, a bereaved mother unfolds a surprising journey within and across oceans to understand the contemporary landscape of single-use synthetics. From the noble intentions behind its invention to the scales of havoc it has wrought, this experimental documentary brings together art, history, science, and the everyday. Playfully crafted with hand-drawn illustrations and poetic interludes, this evocative \u201cpause between deep time and no time\u201d will change how you think about this ordinary \u201cthing without thingness.\u201d<\/p>\n

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