KAMILO BEACH FACTS
Why this film is set on Kamilo Beach:
The harsh reality
Beyond the power of the underlying premise of this story, while fictional, its significance is heightened by setting the film in a real location – Kamilo Beach, Hawaii.
Kamilo Beach symbolizes humanity's tragic impact on the planet.
Once a pristine paradise, it is now recognized as the most plastic-polluted beach in the world. Inundated by the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, the shores are filled with plastic waste, microplastics, and discarded fishing gear, posing a threat to marine life and ecosystems.
Key Facts and Data Points
Kamilo Beach receives 15-20 tons of plastic annually, with new debris arriving daily.
Over 90% of seabirds and marine species in the area have ingested plastic.
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which feeds debris to Kamilo Beach, covers an area twice the size of Texas.
Plastic pollution disintegrates into microplastics, infiltrating the food chain and harming marine life and humans.
It takes hundreds to thousands of years for plastic to decompose, meaning what washes ashore now will persist for generations.
Coral reefs near Kamilo Beach suffer from bleaching, worsened by climate change and ocean toxins.
Scientists predict that by 2050, there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean unless drastic action is taken.