GENX: The Saga Of Forever Chemicals

How a student researching their mom’s rare illness fell down a rabbit hole to fix the world’s greatest pollution crisis. This journey shines a light on the powerful effect that community advocacy is doing to drive corporations to their knees.

GenX began when Eli, a premedical student, discovered that their hometown’s drinking water had been poisoned for decades. Driven by a personal mission to find answers for their mother’s incurable disease, Eli believed a real solution must be possible. But uncovering this massive, hidden contamination back home led to even deeper questions: How could this happen? What was it doing to people? And how do we stop it? What started as a quest to expose North Carolina’s pollution problem quickly grew into a global investigation, thanks in part to the groundbreaking work of attorney Rob Bilott and the relentless efforts of activists across the world. For over seven years, Eli and the team have worked to uncover the full scope of this global public health crisis and share it with the world. As a spiritual successor to the film Dark Waters, and with the support of our producer, Mark Ruffalo, GenX delivers a powerful call to action. This story not only highlights the urgency and scale of the PFAS contamination problem but also shines a hopeful spotlight on how communities are fighting back—and winning—against the corporate giants responsible.

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWE9Eyu6TWA