Ben Akers is an award-winning advertising creative and documentary filmmaker. He is the founder and creative director of the agency Made With +. With over 20 years working at some of the world’s premier advertising agencies, Akers began his venture into documentary films. Alex James: Slowing Down Fast Fashion is Akers’s first solo documentary.
When we think of fashion we usually think of glamour, style and comfort. Most of us never give the origins, much less the afterlife, of our clothes a second thought. This film aims to change that and makes its case with a startling and incisive exposé into the social and environmental costs of disposable clothing.
Alex James, bassist for the British pop band Blur, journeys from the high street shops in London and New York to the sweatshops and garbage dumps of Southeast Asia, where synthetic materials used for much of today’s clothes create giant toxic pools, in an attempt to understand the human and environmental consequences of the seemingly insatiable desire for cheap clothes. But ultimately, the film is about solutions and presents a clear and convincing path forward.
Alex James: Slowing Down Fast Fashion is a surprisingly entertaining take on a serious problem. The multi-award-winning documentary offers a revealing look into the practices of the fashion industry and the dire consequences of their cheap, disposable clothing while offering solutions on creating a more sustainable and just model.
Welcome to the Scientology Network Documentary Showcase
Fundamental to Scientology is a humanitarian mission of extraordinary scope, now extending to some 200 nations. Included therein are programs for human rights, human decency, literacy, morality, drug prevention and disaster relief.
For this reason, the Scientology Network provides a platform for Independent filmmakers who embrace a vision of building a better world.
