''RiverBlue'' is a 2017

documentary film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in te ...

that chronicles a three-year, around-the-world river journey by paddler and conservationist

Mark Angelo Mark Angelo, (born 14 March 1951) is a Canadian river conservationist, writer, speaker, teacher and paddler. He founded and is the chair of BC Rivers Day and World Rivers Day. In 2009, Angelo was appointed as the inaugural chair of the Rivers Ins ...

during which he uncovered and documented the pollution impacts of the global fashion industry. The explores the fashion sector, from

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to fast fashion, as one of the world's most polluting industries.

Reception

''RiverBlue'' was screened in theaters and film festivals around the world won several international awards, including the 2017 Best Documentary Feature at the

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. The film was also honored at the 2018

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in Brasilia, where it was presented with the AFD Best Film Award (sponsored by the French Development Agency) and the Green Drop Award honoring the film from 2017 that best promoted sustainability.

References

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