Overview
Nominated for an Environmental Media Award, this eye-opening documentary explores the United States' food production system from the organic farming of the Green Movement to the genetically engineered food of the Biotech Revolution. Through fascinating archival footage and interviews with farmers, scientists, government officials and activists, Fed Up! provides a detailed and sometimes disturbing overview of contemporary food production. About 70% of the food we eat contains genetically modified ingredients and is not labeled. The biotechnology industry is spending $50 million a year to convince us that this technology is our only hope for feeding the world and saving the environment. Family farmers are disappearing at an astonishing rate as people continue to go hungry both here and abroad. Toxic agricultural chemicals continue to poison our air, food and water and put farm workers in serious danger. What's a person to do?
- Original language
- English
- Status
- Released (Jan 1, 2002)
Cast
14 people- BBBritt BaileyHerself - Center for Ethics and Toxics
- BBBrent BlackwelderHimself - Friends of the Earth, USA
- BBBeth BurroughsHerself - Executive Director, The Edmonds Institute
- ICIgnacio ChapelaHimself - Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley
- SMSue Markland DayHerself - President, Bay Area Bioscience Center
- KDKatie DwightHerself - Purisima Greens Farm
- DGDan GlickmanHimself - US Secretary of Agriculture (voice)
- DJDiane Joy GoodmanHerself - Farm Box Project Consulting
- SHSimon HarrisHimself - Organic Consumers Association
- KHKaren HeislerHerself - Environmental Protection Agency, Agriculture Initiative Program
- SLSusanne L. HuttnerHerself - Director, Systemwide Biotechnology Research and Education Program, University of California
- TJTony JuniperHimself - Friends of the Earth, England
- DKDaphne KingsleyHerself - Live Power Community Farm, Apprentice
- NENancy EvansHerself - Communications Consultant, The Bread Cancer Fund
