The Smog of the Sea

Synopsis

The Smog of the Sea chronicles a 1-week journey through the remote waters of the Sargasso Sea. Marine scientist Marcus Eriksen invited onboard an unusual crew to help him study the sea: renowned surfers Keith & Dan Malloy, musician Jack Johnson, spearfisher woman Kimi Werner, and bodysurfer Mark Cunningham become citizen scientists on a mission to assess the fate of plastics in the world’s oceans. After years of hearing about the famous “garbage patches” in the ocean’s gyres, the crew is stunned to learn that the patches are a myth: the waters stretching to the horizon are clear blue, with no islands of trash in sight. But as the crew sieves the water and sorts through their haul, a more disturbing reality sets in: a fog of microplastics permeates the world’s oceans, trillions of nearly invisible plastic shards making their way up the marine food chain. You can clean up a garbage patch, but how do you stop a fog?

Main Cast

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Editing	Editor	Ian Cheney
Directing	Director	Ian Cheney
Production	Executive Producer	Jack Johnson Kim Johnson Emmett Malloy
	Producer	Kizzy O'Neal
Writing	Writer	Ian Cheney
Sound	Sound Editor	chris shilakes
	Sound Recordist	Simon Beins
Crew	Cinematography	Jack Johnson Ian Cheney
Department	Role	Name

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