Pave the Road

Synopsis

Pave the Road is Canadian Kelly Mason’s award-winning poetic memoir.  The film is self-shot over a decade, documenting her' and her childrens' compassionate separation from their father to pave a new road, not only for the well-being of the broken family but for the planet itself.

The film gives a voice to the children, communities and neglected citizens of Costa Rica that have suffered from deadly road dust due to government and private company corruption.

Despite threats, Kelly interviews government officials, medical experts, and community members. She invests four years of testing waste materials at the National Laboratory at the University of Costa Rica (LANAMME-UCR). Their research leads to the groundbreaking discovery that waste materials can replace fossil fuels when melted back to its' original structure; creating a better, longer-lasting matrix for asphalt and road construction. It provides a solution for paving the roads affecting the lives and health of the community. Kelly presents these facts to multiple government sectors for approval including the Presidents of the country, ministers, and Congress. The people have had enough: a full-blown protest involving military police breaks out.

Kelly and her children fearlessly strive for the wellbeing of their community in Costa Rica, eventually succeeding in helping make environmental law. All the while, the family moves through their own journey of personal healing.

Kelly Mason's award-winning documentary inspired the paving of 45 km, protecting the health of thousands of school children, and introducing the "Green Pavement" technology, which replaces fossil fuels with plastic waste. Influencing the largest oil and gas companies, the impact film campaign established legislation in Central America in 2020, and is driving attention to the lack of waste management in Central America, where plastic waste and other waste materials are leaching into soils, rivers, and oceans contributing to the universal plastic pollution crisis. Kelly is now taking the plastic road idea worldwide, spreading awareness via virtual screenings, summits, social media, and brand partnerships.

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