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The Genetic Takeover or Mutant Food
200052 min 14 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Karl ParentLouise Vandelac
Production: Éric Michel
Script: Karl ParentLouise Vandelac
Have we become unwitting guinea pigs for multinationals who blithely disregard millions of years of evolution? In just a few short years, genetically modified plants have become part of our daily diet and are already found in 75% of processed foods. This revolution has occurred without consumer awareness and without the knowledge of potential risks to our health and to the environment. Many scientists and farmers vigorously condemn the absence of independent, adequate testing. The Genetic Takeover casts a sober look at a potentially explosive situation. In response to consumer demands, many European and Asian countries have instituted mandatory labelling of genetically modified foods. North America, however, has been slow to react. In their relentless fight for profits, the industrial giants seem willing to ignore basic safety rules. Can food crops, a vital element of the collective wealth of this planet, remain at the mercy of private interests? Some subtitles.
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Subject categories
- Economics > Agriculture and Food Issues
- Food and Food Industries > Agro-processing IndustryFood IssuesGrading, Quality Control and ResearchSocio-economic Issues
- Sciences > BiologyResearch
- Agriculture > Crops - Cultivation and HarvestingResearchSocial Issues
- Social Issues > Social ChangeSocial IssuesTechnology and Society
- Media Education > Documentary Film
- Social Studies > Environmental Challenges
- Ethics and Religious Culture > Ethical Values
- Science > Life Systems/Ecology
Credits
- director
- Karl Parent
- Louise Vandelac
- producer
- Éric Michel
- research
- Karl Parent
- Louise Vandelac
- Luc Gonthier
- script
- Karl Parent
- Louise Vandelac
- research collaborator
- Varda Burstyn
- Eugénie Francoeur
- Marie-Hélène Bacon
- assistant director
- Bruno Baillargeon
- cinematographer
- Alberto Feio
- sound
- Jean-Denis Daoust
- picture editing
- Myriam Poirier
- sound editing
- André Chaput
- subtitles
- Kathleen Fleming
- music arrangement
- Jean Derome
- musician
- Jean Derome
- Pierre Tanguay
- Jean René
- Normand Guilbeault
- Diane Labrosse
- interviews
- Louise Vandelac
- Varda Burstyn
- Eugénie Francoeur
- narrator
- Kathleen Fee
- narration recording
- Patrick Viegas
- foley
- Claude Saint-Jean
- Simon Meilleur
- music recording
- Geoffrey Mitchell
- re-recording
- Serge Boivin
- Jean Paul Vialard
- online editing
- Denis Pilon
- archives research
- Nancy Marcotte
- participation
- Arnaud Apoteker
- Lise Beauchamps
- Jean-Pierre Berlan
- Michèle Brill-Edwards
- David Brown
- Martha Crouch
- Vivian Howard
- Axel Khan
- Pat Mooney
- Jean-Marie Pelt
- Ricardo Petrella
- Arpad Pusztai
- Jeremy Rifkin
- Joy McCarthy
- Jacques Desrosiers
- Georges Bastien
- Michel Lauzon
- Jean-Marie Ladouceur
- Yvan Thibodeau
- Martin Tiemann
- Henri Dings
- Marc Lemoyne
- administration
- Colette Brodeur
- administration assistant
- Dany Delpy
- Suzanne Duguay
- marketing officer
- Élise Labbé
- technical coordination
- Richard Cliche
- assistant to the producer
- Christiane Germain
Awards
- President of the Festival AwardGO FIGURE! (Téléscience)
- Jury Grand Prix all categoriesInternational Festival of Multimedia and Video in Healthcare
- Honorable Mention - Category: Science and Technology International Film and Video Festival
- Special MentionFestival du film Chercheur