A small and powerful video about the life of a plastic bag that is a modern allegory of the human condition and illustrates the real consequences of our choices.
It is a sensitve and thought-provoking film that anthropomorphizes a bag and creates situations very similar to life itself in general. In a few words it’s a video about the Pacific vortex, existencial dramas, death and need to be desired. It’s an amazing and creative lesson about planetary conservation.

synopsis:
“This short film by American director Ramin Bahrani (Goodbye Solo) traces the epic, existential journey of a plastic bag (voiced by Werner Herzog) searching for its lost maker, the woman who took it home from the store and eventually discarded it. Along the way, it encounters strange creatures, experiences love in the sky, grieves the loss of its beloved maker, and tries to grasp its purpose in the world.

In the end, the wayward plastic bag wafts its way to the ocean, into the tides, and out into the Pacific Ocean trash vortex — a promised nirvana where it will settle among its own kind and gradually let the memories of its maker slip away.”

If you wish to view the video on his original site where you can find much more information and behind the scenes video and photos click the link below.

http://www.futurestates.tv/episodes/plastic-bag