Toxic Beauty
When
Approximate running time: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Venue
Performance Notes
Directed by Phyllis Ellis 2019, Canada 90 min.
Each morning we slather with 1000’s of chemicals hidden inside cosmetics and personal care products, many of which are toxic.
Toxic Beauty is a documentary feature with exclusive access to scientists, lawyers, advocates, regulators, politicians, a dynamic whistle blower, survivors and women who have lost their lives. It follows the class action lawsuit against J&J and the plaintiffs, personal stories of women fighting for justice in a race against time with this deadly disease.
"Ellis’s film blows the lid off the issue with the precision of a Tomahawk missile." - Dorothy Woodend, The Tyee "Engrossing… will make you rifle through your medicine cabinet." - Samantha Edwards, Now Toronto