TheSmogoftheSeachroniclesa1-weekjourneythroughtheremotewatersoftheSargassoSea.MarinescientistMarcusErikseninvitedonboardanunusualcrewtohelphimstudythesea:renownedsurfersKeith&DanMalloy,musicianJackJohnson,spearfisherwomanKimiWerner,andbodysurferMarkCunninghambecomecitizenscientistsonamissiontoassessthefateofplasticsintheworld’soceans. Afteryearsofhearingaboutthefamous“garbagepatches”intheocean’sgyres,thecrewisstunnedtolearnthatthepatchesareamyth:thewatersstretchingtothehorizonareclearblue,withnoislandsoftrashinsight.Butasthecrewsievesthewaterandsortsthroughtheirhaul,amoredisturbingrealitysetsin:afogofmicroplasticspermeatestheworld’soceans,trillionsofnearlyinvisibleplasticshardsmakingtheirwayupthemarinefoodchain.Youcancleanupagarbagepatch,buthowdoyoustopafog? Usingnostalgicsuper-8footage,sparklingunderwatercinematography,anoriginalscorebyJackJohnsonandshipmateSimonBeins,andliveactionfootageofthecrew’sresearch,TheSmogoftheSeaprovidesanewperspectiveontheoncepristineoceans,andmakesanartfulcalltoactionforrethinkingthescourgeofthesea—singleuseplastic.DirectedbyPeabodyAward-winningandEmmy-nominatedfilmmakerIanCheney(KingCorn,TheCityDark,TheSearchforGeneralTso).