The documentary “The Devil We Know,” about allegations of health hazards from Teflon, and the DuPont corporation’s possible responsibility, will be shown Thursday night, Jan. 30, at Darien Library, followed by a discussion.
The entire event takes place fro 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Community Room. It is sponsored by both Darien Library and the Darien Pollinator Pathway.
From Darien Library’s announcement:
“In this 2018 documentary, citizens in West Virginia take on a powerful corporation after they discover it has knowingly been dumping a toxic chemical — now found in the blood of 99.7 percent of Americans — into the local drinking water supply. 95 Minutes.”
The film will be introduced by Anne Hulick, Connecticut director of Clean Water Action.
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See Also:
—An interview with the film’s director Stephanie Soechtig (Los Angeles Times, January 2018)
—A brief review in Chemistry World, a publication of the Royal Society of Chemistry in the United Kingdom (December 2018)