The worldwide scope of plastics pollution is the topic of the sustainability awareness documentary, Addicted to Plastic, scheduled for viewing at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) in Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind., on Monday, April 19, 2010, as part of the college's Four-Star Series. The film's director, Ian Connacher will facilitate the presentation at 7 p.m. in the Cecilian Auditorium of SMWC's Conservatory of Music Building, is free and open to the public.

 For more than 10 years, Ian Connacher has documented solutions to environmental issues. He has written for a variety of newspapers and magazines including Shift, Canadian Geographic and The Globe and Mail. Connacher also co-founded Earth Change Productions, which distributed a documentary on climate change solutions to schools and libraries in 2000.

 Connacher has produced segments for CBC's Sunday show and produced segments for the science show Daily Planet on Discovery Canada. He founded Cryptic Moth Productions and produced a short film entitled Alphabet Soup, which chronicles a scientific voyage to an ocean vortex where plastic debris accumulates. This was the inspiration for Cryptic Moth's latest project, Addicted to Plastic.

 Addicted to Plastic, a feature-length documentary, focuses on the international production and environmental effects of plastic. The film explores practical as well as cutting-edge solutions to plastic pollution, which include plastic made from plants. The audience will gain a hopeful perspective about our future.

This internationally acclaimed film has received awards from 2009 International Environmental Film Festival, Spain; Sarajevo's Eko-Oko Environmental Film Festival; Vancouver International Film Festival; Amazonas Film Festival, Brazil; and Festival International du Film d'Environnement, Paris.

The Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Four-Star Series is designed to bring programming to campus to complement the College's educational mission and be of interest to a variety of people in the local communities.

 For more information about the documentary or upcoming events in the College's Four-Star Series, contact Jeff Malloy, director of campus life, at 812-535-5219 or jmalloy@smwc.edu.