Dark Waters
A tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths to one of the world's largest corporations. While trying to expose the truth, he soon finds himself risking his future, his family and his own life.
WATCH
DIRECTOR: Todd Haynes
PRODUCERS: Mark Ruffalo, p.g.a., Christine Vachon, p.g.a., Pamela Koffler, p.g.a.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Jeff Skoll, Jonathan King, Michael Sledd, Robert Kessel
SCREENPLAY: Mario Correa, Matthew Michael Carnahan
CAST: Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins
IMPACT CAMPAIGN: Amanda Chen, Sarah Sloan, Meredith Goldberg-Morse
Produced by Participant Media.
IMPACT
CREDITS
Against the backdrop of insufficient regulation, minimal awareness of the dangers of forever chemicals, and activist fatigue, the Dark Waters campaign raised the public profile of this threat and supported the movement of activists demanding stronger environmental health protections.Together with partners in 21 states, policymakers, activists, and filmmakers the campaign effectively helped bring forever chemicals from the margins to the mainstream.
Since the launch of the campaign, there has been more action on forever chemicals than any other period in history. The film and campaign helped influence at least 14 pieces of legislation in the US, including important measures to clean up, mitigate, study, and ban PFAS. In Europe, the EU announced a total phase out and ban of PFAS as a class. 43 multinational companies pledged to go PFAS-free, and 3M announced that it would stop producing forever chemicals. In the six months after the film’s release, there was a 62% increase in mentions of the term “forever chemicals” and in 2023, the term was officially added to Dictionary.com.