Seeding Fear
SDG 12: Sustainable Consumption & Production • 10m
Since Monsanto began selling their patented "Roundup Ready" genetically modified (GM) seeds they have threatened to sue hundreds of farmers for patent infringement. Their heavy-handed investigations and ruthless prosecutions have been a relentless assault on the foundations of farming practices and traditions that have endured for millennia, including one of the oldest, the right to save and replant crop seed. Michael White, a fourth generation farmer and seed cleaner living in the northeast corner of rural Alabama never imagined that he and his elderly father would end up in the crosshairs of the GMO-pimping agribusiness behemoth Monsanto. This short documentary recounts the David vs Goliath tale of Michael White vs Monsanto.
Director: Craig Jackson
2015 | 11 min
USA
Language: English
Subtitles: English, Ukrainian, Norwegian, Spanish
FILMMAKER Q&A:
https://simaacademy.com/filmmaker-qa/seeding-fear/
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