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Plastic Bag (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Plastic Bag' is a short film directed by Ramin Bahrani. The film features the voice of German filmmaker Werner Herzog and an original score by Kjartan Sveinsson of the Icelandic rock band Sigur Rs. 'Plastic Bag' premiered as the opening night film of Corto Cortissimo in the Venice Film Festival. It later screened at Telluride and the New York Film Festival. The film is part of the Independent Television Service (ITVS) online series Futurestates and was produced by Noruz Films [http://www.noruzfilms.com/films/plasticbag.html Plastic Bag] at Noruz Films, Inc. and Gigantic Pictures.[http://www.giganticpictures.com/index.html Plastic Bag] at Gigantic Pictures
Plot
In a not too distant future, a Plastic Bag (voice of Werner Herzog) goes on an epic journey in search of its lost Maker, wondering if there is any point to life without her. The Bag encounters strange creatures, brief love in the sky, a colony of prophetic torn bags on a fence and the unknown. To be with its own kind, the Bag goes deep under the oceans into of spinning garbage known as the North Pacific Trash Vortex.
Screenings
*Corto Cortissimo, Venice Film Festival, 2009
*Official Selection, New York Film Festival, 2009
*Official Selection, Telluride Film Festival, 2009
*Official Selection, South by Southwest Film Festival, 2010
References
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