Atlanta's Changing Tides Ocean Film Festival shines a light on critical marine issues and potential solutions

Like the old adage about elephants, the ocean never forgets. What we carelessly throw away, the ocean often retains – with disastrous impacts. The new film “X Trillion” follows a group of women experts on a journey to visit the Great Pacific Garbage Patch – a floating collection of plastic waste in the Pacific Ocean.

“X Trillion” was selected as the winner in the category of Feature Length Documentary Film from a panel of marine scientists and environmental advocates for the Changing Tides Ocean Film Festival. It screens March 22 at Georgia State’s Cinefest Film Theatre.

Director Eleanor Church joined “City Lights” host Lois Reitzes, along with Kim Sonderman, the executive director of the Southeast Regional Sea Turtle Network, as co-presenters of the film festival alongside Surfrider Georgia.