RiverBlue

RiverBlue
Film poster
Directed byDavid McIlvride and Roger Williams
Produced byRoger Williams and Lisa Mazzotta
Narrated byJason Priestley
Release date
  • April 3, 2017 (2017-04-03) (Cleveland)[1]
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

RiverBlue is a 2017 documentary film that chronicles a three-year, around-the-world river journey by paddler and conservationist Mark Angelo during which he uncovered and documented the pollution impacts of the global fashion industry.[2][3][4][5] The explores the fashion sector, from denim to leather to fast fashion, as one of the world's most polluting industries.[6][2][7][8]

  1. ^ "RIVERBLUE - Cleveland International Film Festival :: April 7 - 18, 2021". www.clevelandfilm.org. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b Gee, Dana (27 March 2017). "Documentary film explores and exposes how our river are "dye-ing"". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  3. ^ Azpiri, Jon (28 September 2016). "BC filmmaker exposes how fashion industry pollutes world's waterways". Global News Canada. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  4. ^ Angelo, Mark (30 September 2016). "The Making of RiverBlue; an unforgettable journey". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  5. ^ Kelly, Suzannah (28 September 2016). "RiverBlue—the man and message behind the movie". Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  6. ^ Kelway, Rosie (22 April 2015). "Change Agent: Mark Angelo". Viva Magazine. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  7. ^ Hernandez, Jon (12 March 2017). "'We all have a pair of jeans': Polluting fashion industry goes under the lens; RiverBlue showcases the damaging effect of the global fashion industry". CBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  8. ^ Webber, Kathleen (22 March 2017). "How Fast Fashion is Killing Rivers Worldwide". Retrieved 7 May 2018.