Be My Family
A Dominican dump pollutes rivers and communities. But local heroes fight back: a mining company's cleanup, a biologist's conservation work, a fisherman's debris barrier, and a festival turning waste i…
Be My Family
A Dominican dump pollutes rivers and communities. But local heroes fight back: a mining company's cleanup, a biologist's conservation work, a fisherman's debris barrier, and a festival turning waste into education spark hope for change. In the Dominican Republic, a sprawling open-air dump spills into rivers and surrounding communities, turning once-thriving ecosystems into corridors of contamination and unlivable spaces. Yet amid the debris, a different story emerges a tale of resistance, innovation, and hope. This documentary follows the journey of waste from land to sea, exposing the environmental and human toll of trash. Along the way, it highlights a coalition of local change makers: a mining company engaged in ecological remediation; a biologist working to protect endangered species; a fisherman who engineered a bio-barrier to stop debris from reaching the ocean; and a vibrant festival that re-imagines waste as a vehicle for sustainability and education. While trash remains a growing crisis, this film reveals that solutions are within reach- and that community-led action can transform devastation into renewal.
Be My Family
Comedy,Drama,Family
Film Details
A Dominican dump pollutes rivers and communities. But local heroes fight back: a mining company's cleanup, a biologist's conservation work, a fisherman's debris barrier, and a festival turning waste into education spark hope for change. In the Dominican Republic, a sprawling open-air dump spills into rivers and surrounding communities, turning once-thriving ecosystems into corridors of contamination and unlivable spaces.
Yet amid the debris, a different story emerges a tale of resistance, innovation, and hope. This documentary follows the journey of waste from land to sea, exposing the environmental and human toll of trash. Along the way, it highlights a coalition of local change makers: a mining company engaged in ecological remediation; a biologist working to protect endangered species; a fisherman who engineered a bio-barrier to stop debris from reaching the ocean; and a vibrant festival that re-imagines waste as a vehicle for sustainability and education.
While trash remains a growing crisis, this film reveals that solutions are within reach- and that community-led action can transform devastation into renewal..