The future of food [videorecording] / Lily Films presents ; directed, produced, and written by Deborah Koons Garcia ; produced by Catherine Lynn Butler.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 670402 | Arts Alliance AmericaLanguage: English Original language: English Subtitle language: English Publication details: [United States] : Arts Alliance America : Distributed by Warner, Elektra, Atlantic Corp., [2007]Edition: Special edDescription: 2 videodiscs (ca. 88 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 inOther title: - Title appears on container as: Morgan Spurlock presents The future of food
- Agricultural biotechnology
- Agriculture and politics
- Agriculture and state
- Agriculture -- Economic aspects
- Agriculture -- Environmental aspects
- Food law and legislation -- United States
- Food supply -- Government policy
- Genetically modified foods
- Organic farming
- Sustainable agriculture
- Agricultural biotechnology
- Agriculture -- Environmental aspects
- Genetically modified foods
- Editor, Vivien Hillgrove ; Music, Todd Boekelheide ; cinematographer, John Chater.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Farming was once one of the most common professions in America, but now the growing of food for America's dinner tables is primarily in the hands of a small number of large agricultural corporations. With deregulations placing less federal scrutiny on how crops are grown, and an increasing number of "agri-business" firms introducing genetically modified vegetables and grains, some experts have begun to question just what we are eating, and how it got that way. At a time when some firms have started seeking patents for new strains of modified seeds and plants, will there come a day when the growing of certain essential foodstuffs will be controlled by private corporations who own a "copyright" on, say, wheat or tomatoes? The Future of Food is a documentary which focuses on growing concerns over how our crops are produced, and how science is altering the foods we eat. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
Originally produced in 2004.
Special features: (Disc 1) Additional interviews with scientists about safety of genetically modified foods: interview with Michael Hansen (2003, 47 min.); interview with Arpad Pusztai (2003, 15 min.).
Special features: (Disc 2) Excerpts from 4 films about farmers: "My father's garden" (5 min.), "Troublesome Creek" (4 min.), "Ripe for change" (5 min.), "Fields of plenty" (5 min.) ; "The happy box", a short film about community-supported agriculture (CSA) / by Erica Filanc (13 min.) ; Farmers' markets ; "How to save seeds from vegetables" / Underwood Gardens ;"Planting seeds", a video showcase of school campus gardens by the city of Santa Monica (9 min.) ; excerpt of a panel discussion with Michael Pollan on "The Cost of Food" (7 min.) ; 13 GE-free recipes by Alice Waters, Molly Katzen, Deborah Madison, Dan Barber and other chefs ; DVD-ROM features: Take action [toolkit] / Accessing web sites.
disc 1. Future of food; additional interviews -- disc 2. Special features / produced by Deborah Koons Garcia and Sara Maamouri.
Editor, Vivien Hillgrove ; Music, Todd Boekelheide ; cinematographer, John Chater.
Interviews with: Andrew Kimbrell, Dr. Charles M. Benbrook, Dr. Ignacio Chapela, Dr. Fred Kirschenmann, Percy Schmeiser, Rodney Nelson, Dave Henson, Dr. Jorge Soberon, Dr. Exeduiel Ezcurra ; narrator, Sara Maamouri.
Documents the trend of unlabeled genetically-modified foods which have become increasingly prevalent in grocery stores. Unravels the complex web of market and political forces that are changing the nature of what we eat. Explores organic and sustainable agriculture as alternatives to large-scale industrial agriculture.
Not rated.
DVD (NTSC, region 1) ; 4:3 letterbox presentation.
Closed captioned.