Adam Leipzig was a senior executive at Walt Disney Studios when Disney was still scrappy. He helped build it into a cultural powerhouse. He went on to become President of National Geographic Films. Across four decades, he has produced over 40 acclaimed films (the likes of Dead Poets Society, March of the Penguins, A Plastic Ocean) that have collectively earned over $2 billion worldwide and picked up Oscars, BAFTAs, Emmys, and Golden Globes along the way.

But the reason he's here is one film.

A Plastic Ocean has been directly credited with changing environmental laws in over 150 countries. Plastic bag bans. Straw regulations. Manufacturer end-of-life requirements. If you live somewhere those laws exist, there's a real chance this film is part of the reason why. Not a policy paper. Not a lobbying campaign. A story.

That's what Ada ...