Eating Up Easter
Season 21 Episode 17 | 56m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
The challenge to protect remote Rapa Nui culture and environment from modernization.
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.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Eating Up Easter
Season 21 Episode 17 | 56m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
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.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
How to Watch Independent Lens
Independent Lens is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and Vizio.
The Misunderstood Pain Behind Addiction
An interview with filmmaker Joanna Rudnick about making the animated short PBS documentary 'Brother' about her brother and his journey with addiction.Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship
Floating International Trash | Eating Up Easter
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: S21 Ep17 | 2m 4s | How does an island 2,500 miles from the mainland get rid of tourist trash? It's a problem. (2m 4s)
Video has Closed Captions
Preview: S21 Ep17 | 30s | The challenge to protect remote Rapa Nui culture and environment from modernization. (30s)
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship
- Indie Films
A diverse offering of independently produced films that showcase people, places, and topic
About Damn Time: The Dory Women Of Grand Canyon (2025)
Support for PBS provided by: