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The World According to Monsanto
20081 h 49 minFilm: Documentary
Direction: Marie-Monique Robin
Production: Amélie Juan (Image & Compagnie)Christilla Huillard-KannYves Fortin (Productions Thalie)Yves Bisaillon (National Film Board of Canada)Christian Medawar
A co-production of Image & Compagnie, ARTE France, Productions Thalie, the National Film Board of Canada and WDR, with the participation of Canal D, Télévision Suisse Romande (TSR), TFO, RTBF, YLE, SBS-TV Australia, ERT SA and TV3.
Monsanto is the world leader in genetically modified organisms (GMOs), as well as one of the most controversial corporations in industrial history. This century-old empire has created some of the most toxic products ever sold, including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and the herbicide Agent Orange. Based on a painstaking investigation, The World According to Monsanto puts together the pieces of the company's history, calling on hitherto unpublished documents and numerous first-hand accounts.
Today, Monsanto likes to style itself as a "life sciences" company. The leader in genetically modified seeds, engineered to resist its herbicide Roundup, claims it wants to solve world hunger while protecting the environment.
In the light of its troubling past, can we really believe these noble intentions? Misleading reports, collusion, pressure tactics and attempts at corruption: the history of Monsanto is filled with disturbing episodes. Behind its clean, green image, Monsanto is tightening its grasp on the world seed market, striving for market supremacy to the detriment of food security and the global environment.
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Subject categories
- Environment and Conservation > Agricultural Land and Soils
- Agriculture > Agriculture IndustriesResearchSocial IssuesSoil and Farmland
- Food and Food Industries > Agro-processing Industry
- Industry and Commerce > International Commerce
- Plants > Seeds
- Social Studies > Contemporary Issues
- English Language Arts > Journalism
- Geography > Territory: Agricultural
Credits
- director
- Marie-Monique Robin
- survey
- Marie-Monique Robin
- editing
- Françoise Boulegue
- picture
- Guillaume Martin
- Arnaud Mansir
- Bernard Cazedepats
- Frédéric Vassort
- Étienne Carton de Grammont
- sound
- Marc Duployer
- Anne Bourcier
- original music
- Olivier Auriol
- research assistant
- Anne Gelli
- voice
- Linda Hayes
- Andreas Aspergis
- Alain Goulem
- Bruce Dinsmore
- Leni Parker
- sound designer
- Jérôme Boiteau
- mixer
- Jérôme Boiteau
- coordinator - sound post-production
- Isabelle Dupéré
- makeup
- Marie-Laure Margnoux
- artwork
- 6ixdegrés
- animation
- 6ixdegrés
- project manager
- Charles Gaudreau
- graphic art designer
- Sébastien Tessier
- assistant editor
- Élise Leygnier
- Erwan Bizeul
- trainee editor
- Benjamin Schrepf
- Élise Caron
- online editor
- Denis Pilon
- colourist
- Denis Pilon
- titles
- Gaspard Gaudreau
- credits
- Gaspard Gaudreau
- production assistant
- Jill Towsley
- Agnès Poncet
- Marie Régis
- production administration
- Marie-Josée Lauzanne
- finance research
- Martine Michon
- Heidi Fleisher
- production manager
- Véronique Lalubie
- Sonia Despars
- post-production manager
- Marc Biron
- production administrator
- Michel Martel
- accountant
- Amélie Roussel
- secretary
- Geneviève Leclerc
- marketing manager
- François Jacques
- marketing manager - assistance
- Solen Labrie Trépanier
- administrator
- Johanne Dubuc
- production coordinator
- Mirabelle Bélanger
- administrative staff
- Dominique Brunet
- Lise Lévesque
- technical coordinator
- Richard Cliche
- associate producer
- Maryse Chapdelaine
- producer
- Amélie Juan
- Christilla Huillard-Kann
- Yves Fortin
- Christian Medawar
- documentary division
- Thierry Garrel
- Pierrette Ominetti
- executive producer
- Yves Bisaillon
- program manager
- Jutta Krug
Awards
- Best Medium or Feature Length DocumentaryInternational Francophone Film Festival in Acadie