This documentary explores the devastating effects of the agriculture and meat industry on the environment, including deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions, and species extinction. It also delves into the ecological destruction caused by fishing and the use of toxic chemicals in farming. The film highlights the urgent need for environmental regulation and the adoption of sustainable practices.
The Seeds of Vandana Shiva is a documentary that explores the impressive biography and activism of Vandana Shiva, focusing on her fight against global agribusiness and the impact of agriculture on climate change, biodiversity, and social justice. The film dives into topics such as seed monopolies, regenerative farming, and the role of corporations like Monsanto in the food production industry.
Since 2015, the Landless Workers Movement has been occupying an indebted sugarcane factory's land to press for its redistribution through land reform. Grandma, P.C. and their encamped fellows struggle to conquer a small share of land where they can settle down and live a self-sustainable life, growing agro-ecological crops in a newly knit peasant community they draw in their dreams.
A Cow at My Table is a thought-provoking documentary that sheds light on the harsh realities of factory farming, exposing the inhumane treatment of animals in slaughterhouses and the grip of agribusiness over the food industry. It follows the journey of animal advocates as they strive to bring about change and promote compassion towards cows and other farm animals.
The story of Dr. George Washington Carver (1864-1943), black educator and horticulturist. He is perhaps most well known for developing over 140 products from all parts of the peanut plant, including the shells and husks. He also developed products based on sweet potatoes and soybeans, and developed a cotton hybrid that was named after him.
The eagerly awaited sequel to Patrick Keiller's London and Robinson in Space is a beautifully photographed cinematic essay on our current environmental and economic predicament, narrated by Vanessa Redgrave. Timely, provocative and studded with surreal humour, Robinson in Ruins reveals hidden histories and surprising visions (from the opium poppy fields of Oxfordshire to what seems to be a talking post box), making us consider the world around us afresh.
The Big Secret is the latest work by five-time Emmy Award-winning producer Alex Voss with the assistance of multi award winning film maker and integrative physician, Susan Downs. What started as a personal journey to regain his health, Alex came face to face with with the sad reality concerning the influence that big money has on our health and well being. Join Voss as he looks at the history of medicine in the US and the influence that wealth and power have on the decisions that your doctor makes concerning your medical care. This shocking documentary is the result of research and personal interviews with leading experts in the fields of medicine and nutrition. "My goal", says Voss, "is to empower people with knowledge and start a conversation that will ultimately lead to life-saving changes to our personal health, and reform in our healthcare system". The Big Secret is only the beginning.
Is our food bought at the price of famine in the developing world? Is agribusiness more interested in producing profits than producing food? This PBS independent documentary investigates U.S. and European agribusiness in the Third World. Filmed on five continents, it takes a close look at agribusiness, which is turning the world's food supply into a global supermarket, buying food at the lowest prices-regardless of small farmers and local populations-and selling it at the highest price and the greatest profit whenever possible.
This documentary examines the role of gluten in our diets and its effects on health. It delves into the history of grain production and the rise of processed foods. The film sheds light on the influence of agribusiness and the use of chemicals in agriculture. It explores gluten-related autoimmune diseases and the growing demand for gluten-free products. With a focus on profit-driven practices, the documentary raises questions about the industrialization of the food supply.
After World War Two, successive governments sold off and encouraged the clearing of less viable areas for agriculture. During the 1960s a million acres a year were opened up. Much of the land was unsuitable for farming yet the new landholders were obliged to bulldoze and burn the native bush or risk losing their allocation. Most were eager to do so and pressured the government to release even more land. The long-term consequences have been devastating, with industrial farming and salinity turning most of this priceless natural heritage into a biological desert.
A short animated parody of The Matrix exposing factory farming and the meat industry.
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