The Genetic Takeover or Mutant Food

200052 min 14 secFilm: Documentary

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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