A documentary featuring Taft partner Rob Bilott will premiere Friday, Nov. 13, at 7:00 P.M. at The Haw River Ballroom, Saxapahaw, N.C.

“Gen X: The Saga of Forever Chemicals,” which also features Mark Ruffalo, follows a nine-year investigation into per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals.” The film traces contamination from North Carolina’s Cape Fear River to communities around the world.

Drawing on the filmmaker’s experience growing up drinking water from the river, the documentary follows communities, scientists, and advocates working to understand the health risks, hold polluters accountable, and prevent further contamination.

The New York Times Magazine dubbed Bilott “The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s Worst Nightmare” in an article published Jan. 6, 2016. His work is also the subject of the feature film “Dark Waters” and the documentaries “The Devil We Know,” “Burned: Protecting the Protectors,” and “Revealed: How to Poison a Planet.” He chronicles his work in his book, “Exposure: Poisoned Water, Corporate Greed, and One Lawyer’s Twenty-Year Battle Against DuPont.” Bilott is a member of Taft’s Environmental, Litigation, and Product Liability and Personal Injury practices, is a board member of Less Cancer, and is a Lecturer at the Yale School of Public Health. He has litigated landmark PFAS cases nationwide, including the first class action and subsequent multidistrict litigation proceedings, resulting in billions of dollars of benefits for affected clients.

Drawing on Bilott’s pioneering work, Taft attorneys have led PFAS-related efforts for more than 25 years, helping raise awareness globally among legal professionals, scientists, regulators, policymakers, and the public about the health and environmental risks posed by this class of thousands of synthetic chemicals.