Dir. Eleanor Church
2024 | 68 mins | UK

14 Women. 3,000 Nautical Miles. X Trillion Pieces of Plastic

– Feature Documentary Follows Pioneering All-Women Expedition to Great Pacific Garbage Patch –

X Trillion – a film following the renowned all-women ‘eXXpedition North Pacific’ to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch – premieres on 1 May 2024 at Curzon Soho, in London. The feature debut by Eleanor Church follows the gruelling journey of eXXpedition’s all-women crew led by Emily Penn, as they sail 3,000 miles across the North Pacific Ocean through the densest accumulation of ocean plastic on the planet – in order to make the unseen, seen.

The 14 women international crew was made up of scientists, filmmakers, circular-economists, engineers, teachers, packaging designers and creators – but very few were sailors. It is a life-affirming story of adventure, discovery, science, solidarity and a call to action that burns with optimism.

Read more about the X Trillion story >

SHOWING TIMES

• Sat 08 Jun: 3.30pm
• Tue 11 Jun: 7pm*

*This screening will be followed by a live Q&A with Emily Duncan + Catherine Cartwright

Emily Duncan

Emily is a conservation biologist with 10 years of experience working in marine research specialising on the impacts and monitoring of plastic pollution. After completing her PhD ‘Investigating impacts of plastic pollution on marine turtles’ at the University of Exeter she has worked on numerous projects from National Geographic Sea to Source Expedition assessing plastic pollution along the length of the Ganges river to investigating the distribution of ghost gear in the deep-sea surrounding the Azores. She feels passionately about combining high-quality science and conservation with community engagement; to address key issues and centralise stakeholders in solutions.Emily is currently the Principal Technical Consultant on Fundação Príncipe’s project ‘Bolstering Príncipe’s resilience to marine plastics through strengthened community capacity’ and sits on the expert panel for DEFRA’s Ocean Community Empowerment and Nature (OCEAN) Grants Programme.

Carry Somers

Carry Somers is the founder of Fashion Revolution and trustee of the Fashion Revolution Foundation. Inspired to act after the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh, Fashion Revolution has now become the world’s largest fashion activism campaign. In 2020 she sailed 2000 miles from the Galapagos to Easter Island to investigate microplastic and toxic chemical pollution. Her work includes collaborating with garden designer Lottie Delamain on a Textile Garden for Fashion Revolution the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2022, working with the British Council Argentina on Voces de la Artesania and investigating microfibre pollution with Restorying Riverscapes.

Catherine Cartwright

Catherine is an artist, primarily using printmaking, drawing and collage, sometimes working with animation and artist books.

Presently she is undertaking a PhD, learning how to be a researcher, and taking a deep dive into ‘trauma-informed’ artist practice inspired by the years she has run art sessions and projects and becoming gradually aware of the impact of trauma on people and concerned to understand more deeply how artists can work with individuals more safely in a creative way.

BBFC Rating

PG – mild upsetting scenes, bloody images, infrequent language

Image credit: Eleanor Church / X Trillion Film 

This is a Green Phoenix event. “Paving a greener and more sustainable future for the arts in Exeter”