Eating Up Easter
Threatened by climate change and globalization, remote Easter Island provides a wake-up call for the rest of the world.
More than just a picture postcard of iconic stone statues, Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is a microcosm of a planet in flux. Native Rapanui grapple with a booming tourism trade that brings in money - and waste - and a changing climate that threatens the fragile ecology on the island. In Eating Up Easter, Rapanui filmmaker Sergio Mata’u Rapu and producer Elena Rapu introduce viewers to artists, ecologists, and developers who balance their strong cultural heritage with modern-day challenges. Though it is the most remote inhabited island in the Pacific Ocean, Rapa Nui reflects the clash between growth and sustainability faced by communities worldwide.