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Eating Up Easter

Season 21 Episode 17 | 56m 4s

More than just a picture-perfect postcard of iconic stone statues, Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, is a microcosm of a planet in flux. Directed by native Rapa Nui filmmaker Sergio Mata’u Rapu, Eating Up Easter explores the challenges his people are facing, and the intergenerational fight to preserve their culture and a beloved environment against a modernizing society and booming tourism trade.

Aired: 05/25/20 | Expired: 06/01/21 | Rating: NR

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Extras From This Episode

• Floating International Trash | Eating Up Easter

  Clip: S21 Ep17 | 2m 4s

• Trailer | Eating Up Easter

  Preview: S21 Ep17 | 30s

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