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THEY KEEP QUIET SO WE MAKE NOISE
(12 min) Malaysia/US
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TUESDAY 10/26, 6:30 PM (SESSION 13)

Director/Producer: Marlena Skrobe
Executive Producers:
Dr. Yoshitaka Ota

Description:

In Jenjarom, a small palm plantation town approximately 50 kilometers outside of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the smell of burnt plastic crept across the town every night entering the homes of residents, stirring them awake. After months of sleepless nights, a few local residents decided to investigate the source of the smell, forming The Environmental Protection Agency of Kuala Langat.

Biography:

Marlena Skrobe is a filmmaker and plastic pollution researcher based in Seattle, Washington. They Keep Quiet So We Make Noise is Marlena’s directorial debut, but she has spent years working in the film industry in New York City on numerous award-winning films as a camera assistant and grassroots casting director. Marlena’s work focuses on the social life of plastic, human-plastic entanglements, and the disproportionate burden the full life cycle of plastic has on communities around the world.

Dr. Yoshitaka Ota is the director of the Nippon Foundation Ocean Nexus Center and a Research Assistant Professor at the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs at the University of Washington. As a social anthropologist, Dr. Ota has spent years conducting social and cultural research on various coastal communities around the world. One recurring theme he witnessed is the inequity of those who benefit from the environment and those who rely on it, which has inspired his core research interest to understand how to strengthen social equity as we face global environmental challenges.

Contact Information:

w: https://www.theykeepquietfilm.com/
e: marlenaskrobe@gmail.com



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