2020
Director/Writer/Creative Genius Robin Frohardt
Produced by Caitlin Mae Burke
DP/Editor/Co-Conspirator: Rob Kolodny
The Plastic Bag Store is a public art installation and immersive film by artist and director Robin Frohardt employing humor, craft, and a critical lens to our culture of consumption and convenience — specifically, the enduring effects of our single-use plastics. The shelves are stocked with thousands of original, hand-sculpted items — produce and meat, dry goods and toiletries, cakes and sushi rolls — all made from discarded, single-use plastics in an endless flux of packaging. The store transforms into an immersive, dynamic stage for a film in which inventive puppetry, shadow play, and intricate handmade sets tell the darkly comedic, sometimes tender story of how the overabundance of plastic waste we leave behind might be misinterpreted by future generations.
The New York Times lauded The Plastic Bag Store in Critic’s Notebook and included it in the Best Theater of 2020.