25/10/2026
PLASTIC LOVE! World Premiere at Tokyo International Film Festival
💝 Oct 30+Nov 2
Dear friends of WHEN IN TOKYO, we have some BIG news.
It is with great pleasure to share that after 6+ years of relentless filming, editing and fundraising, WHEN IN TOKYO founder ’s latest documentary PLASTIC LOVE! will have its world premiere at the 2026 Tokyo International Film Festival .
PLASTIC LOVE! began with a moment of curiosity about a simple contradiction: Japan is a country with an extraordinary culture of wrapping, care, and respect for materials — and at the same time, one of the world’s biggest consumers of single-use plastics.
Many of you have travelled to Japan or are enjoying life here, and you will know the beauty of its wrapping culture: delicately wrapped sweets, carefully packaged gifts, and convenience at every corner. Let’s all take a moment to remember the impact behind it, and what it means for the world we share.
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From Japan’s most polluted beaches, to the roaring furnaces of Tokyo’s incinerators, and into the hands of traditional packaging artisans, PLASTIC LOVE! paints a portrait of a nation caught between the wisdom of its past and its culture of excess. By zooming into the microscopic world of Japan’s materials — straw, leaves, lacquer, and plastic — we ask what we choose to discard,
what we choose to cherish,
and what it will take to break the global cycle of wastefulness.
🎬 TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
October 30 — Screening + Q&A
November 2 — Screening + Q&A
🎟️ Tickets on sale. Link in bio.
