By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2 cats
Director: Deborah Koons Garcia
Country: united_states
Year: 2005
Running time: 88
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427276/combined
Michael says: “This documentary falls into the recent flood of films teaching the viewer about the evils of the corporate culture that is so pervasive in our society today. The filmmakers start with the fascinating and somewhat frightening chain of events that has been unleashed in the canola seed industry as a result of genetic engineering. Farms in Canada have found themselves sued by the multi-national corporations who developed a genetically engineered strain of canola after it blew onto their farms via the wind! Sound outrageous? Well the farms lost. If you ask me, I think the corporations should be sued for trespassing. From there the film takes a look at From there the film takes a look at the corn industry in Mexico, where individual farmers are being put out of business by the corporations growing genetically engineered corn. The food we eat is losing its diversity the more the seed is being engineered. The film relies on a small handful of ‘experts’ for interviews, far too few to actually make a convincing case, and then takes a bizarre upbeat turn at the end of the film by discussing food co-ops and the recent popularity of the organic movement. THE FUTURE OF FOOD focuses on a fascinating subject, and certainly got my righteous anger flowing, (I did turn to Beth Caldwell at one point and say, ‘Don’t you hate us?’– referring to the United States), but as a film it’s pretty shoddy. 2 cats”