SLAY to Launch Exclusively on WaterBear Network

The new feature-length documentary SLAY, exposing the consequences of using animal skins in the fashion industry, is slated to debut exclusively on WaterBear Network on September 8.

The documentary will showcase footage captured over the course of three years by filmmaker Rebecca Cappelli that demonstrates how the use of animal skins contributes to deforestation, water contamination and modern-day slavery.

A host of experts and campaigners will be featured, including TV personality and influencer Lucy Watson; Emma Håkansson, founding director of Collective Fashion Justice; Samata Pattinson, CEO of Red Carpet Green Dress; fashion journalist and sustainability activist Bandana Tewari; and vegan educator and author Ed Winters, aka Earthling Ed.

Cappelli is director and producer, and Keegan Kuhn (director and producer of Cowspiracy and MILKED) is also producing.

SLAY joins WaterBear Network’s portfolio of environmental and nature-based documentaries that champion solutions to animal and human rights, climate change and restoration.

“The fashion industry is not addressing animal suffering in their supply chain,” Cappelli said. “We have an urgent moral obligation to respond to the suffering of hundreds of millions of individuals in the fashion industry, as animal rights and sustainability are intimately linked. We want SLAY to open people’s eyes to the dark underbelly of some of the most common and sought-after skins in fashion.”

Ellen Windemuth, CEO and founder of WaterBear Network, added, “WaterBear Network provides a global hub for converting storytelling into action. Our platform and streaming service helps activists, brands, consumers and NGOs to deliver on their sustainability initiatives. It’s vital to have powerful documentaries like SLAY on our platform to engage consumers and drive change in the fashion industry.”