Director Joy Ash draws from a landmark investigation by James Beal in The Sunday Times and a companion podcast, which exposed a global operation to sell poison to suicidal people—many of them young—and the devastating impacts on families across continents. Tracing Beal’s relentless reporting, the film follows the search for accountability in the wake of a young British man’s tragic death, weaving together interviews, intimate testimony, and unprecedented access to families across the globe scarred by loss.

Poisoned offers a timely portrait of how digital platforms and international borders create new dangers and disconnects—a new fault line shaping the world and society’s struggle to regulate and respond. The film challenges audiences to confront the ethical and legal fissures in the age of online anonymity and unchecked harm.

Screening followed by audience talkback with Joy Ash, James Beal, and film protagonists.