MR. TOILET: The World’s #2 Man

Director(s): Lily Zepeda
Country: United States
Language: English or no dialogue
Documentary | 2019 | 86 min
Genre: Documentary, Education
Recommended for ages 10+ (Parental Guidance: 10+)

To a stranger, he is  an eccentric Singaporean obsessed with toilets, but to those who know him, he is  ‘Mr. Toilet’. A former entrepreneur, Jack Sim, uses humor to campaign for something no one dares talk about: poo and where it goes. It’s a crisis impacting over two billion people. Having established UN World Toilet Day, Sim plunges into his biggest challenge yet when asked to help resolve the sanitation problem in India. But with few resources and no real governmental support, Mr. Toilet discovers there is a price to pay for being the world’s #2 hero. This is a very thought provoking documentary that will hopefully inspire many conversations. (WARNING: the “s”-word referring to poo is said at least 200 times.)

USA  / 2019  / in English and English subtitles / 86 min / 10+ (mild profanity, visuals of sewerage, mention of rape)

 

Awards
Hot Docs: Canadian International Documentary Film Festival 2019 - Winner Docs for Schools Award

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