Films - 2007
Here are some of the films/dvds etc. that caught our eye in 2007. Anything good we missed, let us know.
+ HIDDEN DANGERS IN KIDS' MEALS - DVDs
A GM Watch review of Jeffrey Smith's set of 3 DVDs, Hidden Dangers in Kids' Meals, is at http://www.lobbywatch.org/archive2.asp?arcid=8186
+ BT COTTON DISASTER FILM
This award-winning film, A Disaster in Search of Success: Bt cotton in global south, was made by Indian women farmer - film-makers about the failure of Bt cotton in India, Africa, and Indonesia. More info and a GM Watch review at http://www.lobbywatch.org/archive2.asp?arcid=7994
+ THE DYING FIELDS: PBS FILM ON BT COTTON FARMER SUICIDES http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/shows/vidarbha/index.html#videoplayer
+ GM FILMS NOW ON YOUTUBE
Akiko Frid is collecting together good quality GMO films on YouTube. Akiko particularly recommends The Genetic Conspiracy - a film made for German TV that's available in English. For Akiko's list so far http://nogmo.spaces.live.com/?_c11_BlogPart_BlogPart=summary&_c=BlogPart
More YouTube films: http://www.youtube.com/groups_videos?name=gmo
+ NEW DVD ON GM IN HAWAII
Islands at Risk - Genetic Engineering in Hawaii, highlights the tragedy of Hawaii's designation as a 'national and international sacrifice area for biotech and genetic modification research.' It features local farmers, teachers, legal and medical experts, and community activists. Copies are available from http://www.namaka.com
GM Watch review at
http://www.lobbywatch.org/archive2.asp?arcid=8064
+ MOVIE TELLS STORY OF PERSECUTED ARTIST
A new documentary film, 'Strange Culture', tells the story of American artist Steve Kurtz, persecuted by the FBI for supposed bioterrorism as a result of his keeping harmless bacteria in his apartment as part of his art equipment. He is a critic of GM crops and corporate influence on agriculture. The FBI first raided his apartment on the night his wife died of heart failure.
http://www.filmthreat.com/index.php?section=reviews&Id=9553
More info http://www.lobbywatch.org/archive2.asp?arcid=8054
Read an article on the real bioterrorist threat at http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0414-21.htm
+ NEW VIDEO ON EFFECTS OF AGENT ORANGE IN VIETNAM
http://www.friction.tv/debate.php?debateno=672
Plus articles and quotes on Monsanto's legacy there:
http://www.lobbywatch.org/archive2.asp?arcid=8113
+ VIDEOS IN FRENCH ON IMPACT OF GMOs
http://www.mdrgf.org/news/news071102_Pesticides_OGM_Video.html
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xpwco_eclairage-scientifique-sur-les-ogm
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xpync_eclairage-scientifique-sur-les-ogm