IMPACT Podcast - Kelly Mason - Pave the Road

<p><span class="markhv8yhgstt" data-markjs="true" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb="">Kelly</span> Mason is an Impact Filmmaker and award-winning producer, director and cinematographer. <span class="markhv8yhgstt" data-markjs= "true" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb= "">Kelly</span> became the first female Cinematographer in the union of IATSE (ICG 669) and her resumé consists of working with A-list celebrities on union productions for Netflix, Warner Bros., Merchant Ivory, Disney, Apple TV and many others.</p> <div><span data-ogsb="rgb(255, 255, 0)"><span class="markhv8yhgstt" data-markjs="true" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb="">Kelly</span> creates impact films for social change and environmental protection.  PAVE THE ROAD, is her current project which gives a voice to an underrepresented community in rural Costa Rica where thousands of children are becoming chronicaly il</span><span data-ogsb= "rgb(255, 255, 0)">l</span><span data-ogsb= "rgb(255, 250, 165)">,</span> due to silica laden road dust, consistently drifting into their open air schools.  The film drives attention to illegal landfills in Central America, and a universal, environmental solution, which is plastic roads to be paved in front of the schools. <span class="markhv8yhgstt" data-markjs="true" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb="">Kelly</span> establishes legislation in Central America by influencing government to create a circular economy to mandate the use of plastic waste in road construction for all projects. The law (9298) was passed on June 21, 2020.  <span class="markhv8yhgstt" data-markjs="true" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb= "">Kelly</span> is currently taking the plastic road idea worldwide to film festivals, streaming networks, social media groups and industry leaders, to help rectify the plastic pollution that has quadrupled since COVID.  </div> <div><span class="markhv8yhgstt" data-markjs="true" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb="">Kell