DuPont’s Water Solutions Featured in Brave Blue World Documentary Now on Netflix

Wilmington, DE October 22, 2020: Brave Blue World, a powerful new documentary that explores how new technologies and ground-breaking innovations can create a sustainable water future for the entire planet is now available to watch on Netflix.

The Brave Blue World Foundation partnered with leading global water innovators, including DuPont Water Solutions, to produce this documentary that paints an optimistic picture of how humanity is adopting new technologies and innovations to re-think how water is managed.

Filmed across five continents, the film weaves together previously un-told stories and features leading water experts and high-profile activists, including Matt Damon and Jaden Smith.

Brave Blue World also highlights two of DuPont’s customers using advanced water solutions to meet today’s needs.  In California, viewers witness how Orange County takes a holistic approach to water management, recycling water endlessly and replenishing their groundwater reserves, while in Chennai, India, the audience finds a textile plant that is meeting 90 percent of its water needs from recycled water.

Kimberly Kupiecki, DuPont Water Solutions' Global Leader for Sustainability, Advocacy, & Communication, led DuPont's participation in the film and was interviewed for the documentary.   "We are very excited that this powerful documentary painting an optimistic—and achievable—water future is available worldwide," said Kupiecki. “Many of the technologies and innovations that can enable a more sustainable water future are available today.  Through Brave Blue World, we believe more people and communities will share in our vision for a water optimized world where every human and industry has access to clean water and not a drop is wasted.”

Executive producer and founder of Brave Blue World Foundation Paul O’Callaghan, who spearheaded the project, said: “I am beyond thrilled that Brave Blue World will be released worldwide. Raising awareness of the global water crisis to help fast-track potential solutions was our ambition when we set out on this journey two years ago. It is thanks to the support of the global water community, including those who have already hosted grassroots screenings, that we have reached this extraordinary milestone and are able to finally give water the profile it deserves.”

“It’s a great film. We all need to see it,” says Liam Neeson, who narrates the film. “Every school and every college needs to see it. Every kid has heard of climate change; the film deeply connects with this. It makes water local – something so many of us take for-granted.”

Brave Blue World was produced by the Brave Blue World Foundation, in association with its production partners The Water Environment Federation (WEF), SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions, DuPont Water Solutions, Xylem, L’Oreal, Aqualia and the Dutch Water Alliance.

DuPont Water Solutions (DWS) is a leader in sustainable water purification and separation technologies, including ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis (RO) membranes and ion exchange resins.

More on DuPont Water Solutions can be found at https://www.dupont.com/water

Join us for a Live #BlueTalk on Brave Blue World:

Join us October 28 for a live interactive #BlueTalk with Brave Blue World Executive Producer Paul O’Callaghan to explore the technologies and innovations that have the potential to solve the world’s water crisis. Register now: http://spr.ly/6000G4sy2

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