Percy Schmeiser: David gegen Monsanto
This is the story of farmer Percy Schmeiser who is drawn into a struggle for justice and, ultimately, survival in the face of exploitation by a multinational corporation.
This is the story of farmer Percy Schmeiser who is drawn into a struggle for justice and, ultimately, survival in the face of exploitation by a multinational corporation.
Plastics are not going to go away any time soon. This film explores what the implications of this are for the environment and how many of the resulting problems might be avoided.
The documentary contrasts the results of using genetically-modified crops purchased from multinational agrochemical corporations with the maintenance of community seedbanks and biodiversity.
A political thriller about GMOs and freedom of speech.
This exploration of the deepening crisis of food security in India looks at four case studies, dealing respectively with Punjab, Warangal, Kalahandi, and Bellary. These are interspersed by insights into a movement in the Himalayas that may offer alternatives in the form of sustainable agricultural systems, which revive traditional agricultural practices (Beej Bachao Andolan).
This film provides insight into the secretive way of life behind the walls of German nuclear plants.
This documentary examines the risks of farming transgenic salmon.
This fictional drama is inspired by Eric Schlosser’s nonfiction book of the same name. Both explore the complex realities behind that staple of American fast food, the burger—from the slaughterhouse, via the laboratory, to the shop counter.
“Cooperating with nature, instead of fighting nature. To observe nature and ascertain which plants support one another.” These are key concepts for organic farmer Sepp Holzer and the founding principles of permaculture.
One of the world’s largest dams, Ralco, on the river Biobío in Chile, opened in 2004 after numerous clashes with the Mapuche people. The land of this ancient indigenous community has been flooded by Endesa, the Spanish multinational company.