How to Poison a Planet uses sworn testimony and internal documents to expose what chemical companies knew about ‘forever chemical’ toxicity and widespread contamination by the late 1970s, long before they alerted authorities to the dangers of the chemicals they produced and sold. Through the stories of two distant but similarly affected communities, the film highlights the global scale and consequences of PFAS pollution.
The documentary premiered in New York on 27 February 2025.
Director | Katrina McGowan
Producers | Janine Hosking, Katrina McGowan, and Mat Cornwell
Cast | Mark Ruffalo, Rob Bilott, Gary Douglas, Ned McWilliams, Carrie Fellner, Matthew Sims, Theresa Ardler
Language | English
Runtime | 78 min
The free screening of the documentary “How to Poison a Planet” is a special event taking place on the eve of the opening of the 2025 Meetings of the Conference of the Parties of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, to be held in Geneva from 28 April to 9 May 2025. The screening will be preceded by a short panel discussion presenting the documentary.
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