HOW TO POISON A PLANET
Hosted by iKandy Films
In-person
When
Feb 27, 7:30 PM EST
Where
SVA Theatre
333 West 23rd Street, New York, NY, 10011
Price
$20.00 USD per person
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HOW TO POISON A PLANET- INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
"People made the decision to go forward with putting these chemicals in our environment..you can't help but ask, what kind of people do that?" -Mark Ruffalo
Be a part of the international premiere of the award winning feature documentary, HOW TO POISON A PLANET.
Screening followed by a dynamic Q and A with the powerhouse environmental lawyers who have spent decades fighting against global chemical companies, Gary Douglas, Rob Bilott and Ned McWilliams and the film's director, Katrina McGowan.
The Q and A will be chaired by award winning author and journalist, Nathaniel Rich.
Doors open at 7:15pm and the screening will commence at 7:30pm.
This event is co-hosted with Douglas and London.
HOW TO POISON A PLANET is an iKandy Films Production and a Stan Originals documentary. With support from Shark Island Foundation, Screen Australia and Screen NSW. Produced by Janine Hosking, Katrina McGowan and Mat Cornwell.
Event Participants
Gary Douglas
Trial Lawyer
Rob Bilott
Environmental Lawyer and Author
Ned McWilliams
Environmental Lawyer
Katrina McGowan
Director/Producer
About the film
With behind the scenes access to the largest litigation involving drinking water in American history, How to Poison A Planet investigates how the use of a product as seemingly harmless as firefighting foam, has resulted in the contamination of communities all over the world. Spanning from the heart of New York City to a small First Nations community in Australia the film exposes one of the most widespread environmental disasters in human history.
Genre
Documentary
Runtime
1h 18m
Released
2024
Director
Katrina McGowan
Producer
Katrina McGowan, Janine Hosking, Mathew Cornwell
Cast
Mark Ruffalo, Rob Bilott, Gary Douglas, Ned McWilliams, Carrie Fellner, Matthew Sims, Theresa Ardler
About the space
Theater