Miranda Wang and Jeanny Yao were still in high school when they discovered plastic-eating bacteria in Vancouver’s Fraser River. Passionate about the problem of plastic waste, the two millennial innovators are now on an inspiring journey to solve it. Their story has illuminated one of our Earth’s biggest eco-disasters.

Writer(s): Julie Kim & Kim Frank

Producer(s): Giuliana Bertuzzi, Amber-Leigh Polowich, Julie Kim.

Subject names: Miranda Wang and Jeanny Yao

Previous Awards:

Best Direction & Best Musical Score – Leo Awards (Short Documentary Program)
Nominated for Best Documentary Short, Best Cinematography – Leo Awards (Short Documentary Program)
Best Short – NY Science & Nature Film & Screenplay Festival
Best Environmental – Toronto International Women Film Festival Semi-Finalist
Toronto Independent Film Festival of Cift Semi-Finalist
San Francisco Indie Short Festival Semi-Finalist
Berlin Shorts Award Official Selection
San Francisco Green Film Festival Exceptional Merit
Depth of Field International Film Festival Best of Show: Environmental & Outstanding Excellence: Science
Docs Without Borders Film Festival