Monsanto is the world leader in genetically modified organisms (GMOs)\, as well as one of the most controversial corporations in industrial history. This century-old empire has created some of the most toxic products ever sold\, including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and the herbicide Agent Orange. Based on a painstaking investigation\, The World According to Monsanto puts together the pieces of the company’s history\, calling on hitherto unpublished documents and numerous first-hand accounts.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20080905T092844Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080912T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080913T010000Z UID:http://www.cinemapolitica.org/films/364 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.cinemapolitica.org/films/364 SUMMARY:Haiti\: We Must Kill the Bandits! DESCRIPTION:Filmmaker Kevin Pina challenges the contemporary view of Haiti\, revealing the hidden role of the 'international community' in Haitian politics. This provocative and lively film takes the viewer into parts of Haiti where few Western journalists dare to tread\, and includes shocking footage of unreported human rights abuses\, some which have been astonishingly conducted by UN forces. Pina's film stands out because it connects the tragic events in Haiti with what he assesses as foreign intervention designed to deter democracy.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20080905T092844Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080919T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080919T230000Z UID:http://www.cinemapolitica.org/films/365 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.cinemapolitica.org/films/365 SUMMARY:The War on Democracy DESCRIPTION:Set both in Latin America and the United States\, the film explores the historic and current relationship of Washington with countries such as Venezuela\, Bolivia and Chile. Pilger claims that the film \\"...tells a universal story... analysing and revealing\, through vivid testimony\, the story of great power behind its venerable myths. It allows us to understand the true nature of the so-called \\"war on terror\\". According to Pilger\, the film’s message is that the greed and power of empire is not invincible and that people power is always the \\"seed beneath the snow\\".
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20080905T092844Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080926T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080927T010000Z UID:http://www.cinemapolitica.org/films/366 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.cinemapolitica.org/films/366 SUMMARY:The Water Front DESCRIPTION:Water is the liquid gold of the 21st century. While corporations urge local governments to privatize municipal water\, communities around the world are organizing to ensure affordable access to this life sustaining resource. THE WATER FRONT is the story of one community's determination to fight the seemingly inevitable path of water privatization.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20080905T092844Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081003T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081004T010000Z UID:http://www.cinemapolitica.org/films/367 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.cinemapolitica.org/films/367 SUMMARY:Is the Crown at War with Us? DESCRIPTION:It was the summer of 2000 and the country watched with disbelief as federal fishery officers appeared to wage war on the Mi'gmaq fishermen of Esgenoopetitj\, or Burnt Church\, New Brunswick. Why would officials of the Canadian government attack citizens for exercising rights that had been affirmed by the highest court in the land? What happened at Burnt Church?
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