Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi has teamed up with local environmental organisations, Azraq (Arabic for “Blue”) and the ENHG (Emirates Natural History Group) for a screening of the multi award-winning documentary STRAWS.
A thought provoking, entertaining and educational documentary sparked by research that plastic straws are now among the top-five beach litter items collected in coastal clean-ups.
The film opens with an animated sequence narrated by Oscar- winner Tim Robbins charting the history of straws. It then explores the modern dilemma of these one-time use products as millions are produced to satisfy a wholly artificial demand.
Important questions are raised regarding the use of plastic in straw production, and several environmental scientists lay out how these seemingly innocuous items will end up doing irreversible harm to marine life, the ocean, and eventually human health if the problem continues to build. Sea turtles and other marine animals are frequent victims as they often consume plastics or get caught in bags and nets. The marine biology researchers in Costa Rica who found a straw lodged inside the nose of an Olive Ridley sea turtle, recount their tale over footage of their viral video.
Alongside scenes of beach clean-ups, STRAWS provides alternate, sustainable solutions such as paper, bamboo, or metal straws -- which have cut down costs for local businesses - - and encourages the simple act of refusing a straw when at a restaurant. Empowering tales, from local business owners who have changed their ordering model to middle schoolers who have enacted challenges in their communities, highlight how anyone can take action to help save the world's oceans.
The screening is 33mins long and will be followed by a Q& A with the Managing Director of Azraq, Natalie Banks and Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi’s Resident Marine Biologist and Head of Conservation, Arabella Willing.
Venue: Alyazya Ballroom
Contact arabella.willing@hyatt.com for reservations.
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