The Future of Food
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Woods Hole (Massachusetts)
Friday April 3, 2009
Screening begins 19h30
Venue: Old Firehouse, 72 Water Street, Woods Hole
We here at Cinema Politica Woods Hole are proud to celebrate spring with a month's worth of programming related to food, sustainability and resource issues!
This Friday, April 3, we'll kick off with "The Future of Food" -- and will have special guest, Ron Smolowitz of Coonamessett Farms on hand to answer the question that will be burning on your lips after the film: how can I avoid buying non-genetically modified food?
Ron will also talk about the Community Supported Agriculture program that Coonamessett is now part of, and we'll have materials on hand from Buy Fresh Buy Local Cape Cod.
Final note: due to the longer day, the film will start at 7:30 PM instead of seven o'clock.
The Future of Food
A revolution is transforming the food we eat. Will it be genetically modified or organic?
Deborah Koons Garcia / USA / 2005 / 88 min / some Spanish subtitles
There is a revolution happening in the farm fields and on the dinner tables of America -- a revolution that is transforming the very nature of the food we eat.
THE FUTURE OF FOOD offers an in-depth investigation into the disturbing truth behind the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled U.S. grocery store shelves for the past decade.
From the prairies of Saskatchewan, Canada to the fields of Oaxaca, Mexico, this film gives a voice to farmers whose lives and livelihoods have been negatively impacted by this new technology. The health implications, government policies and push towards globalization are all part of the reason why many people are alarmed by the introduction of genetically altered crops into our food supply.
Shot on location in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, THE FUTURE OF FOOD examines the complex web of market and political forces that are changing what we eat as huge multinational corporations seek to control the world's food system. The film also explores alternatives to large-scale industrial agriculture, placing organic and sustainable agriculture as real solutions to the farm crisis today.
Trailer
Credits
Directed, written and produced by Deborah Koons Garcia.
Produced by Catherine Lynn Butler.
Edited by Vivien Hillgrove.
Cinematography by John Chater.
Sound design by Todd Boekelheide.
Narration/assistant production by Sara Maamouri.
Assistant producer/editor Sara Needham.
Awards & Festivals
2005 Winner, deadCENTER Film Festival, Best Documentary
2005 Winner, Empire Film Festival, Best Documentary;
2005 Winner, Ashland Independent Film Festival, Audience Award for Best Documentary
2005 Winner, Women Film Critics Circle, Above and Beyond Award; Ann Arbor Film Festival Honorable Mention
Taos Mountain Film Festival’s Human Rights Award
Film site & Reviews
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