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Bullfrog Films
P.O. Box 149
Oley, PA 19547
Tel: 610/779-8226
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Life Running Out of Control (Short Version)
Thorough examination of the issues surrounding the genetic manipulation of plants and animals.
60 minutes
(Original 95-minute version and DVD version available -- see below)
Color / Stereo
Grade Level: 10-12, College, Adult
US Release Date: 2005
Copyright Date: 2004
ISBN (VHS): 1-59458-281-5
Directed by Bertram Verhaag
Produced by Michel Morales and Bertram Verhaag
for DENKmal-Film and Haifisch Films
Music by Michel Bauer
Film Editor - Gabriele Kröber, BFS
A film by Bertram Verhaag and Gabriele Kröber
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"Meticulously researched, excellently photographed and multilayered documentary" Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital program
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In the mid-1980s, scientists, with the help of biotechnology, thought they had found the key to mastering the planet, and especially its living organisms. Suddenly, everything seemed possible!
Twenty years later the filmmakers embark on a global journey to explore the effects of the ongoing experiments in the genetic manipulation of plants and animals.
Some of the results have not been pretty.
* Due to a disastrous crop of genetically modified cotton many Indian farmers face ruin, and choose instead to sell one of their kidneys or commit suicide.
* In Canada genetically modified canola seeds blow onto the fields of neighboring organic farms, thus making organic certification of those farmers' crops impossible.
Worldwide only a handful of idealistic scientists are defying industry, doing independent research on the effects of transgenic animals and plants on the environment and our health when we consume genetically modified food.
This leads to the conclusion that not only does genetic engineering pose a serious scientific problem, it also challenges fundamental democratic principles, and deserves the widest possible public discussion.
SHORT VERSION: To create a shorter version more suited to classroom, organizational, and television use, the producers have omitted the section in the original 95-minute version on eugenics.
Note: This short version of LIFE RUNNING OUT OF CONTROL is included on the DVD of the original version.
Awards:
Golden Lynx for Best Journalistic Achievement, Ökomedia Environmental Film Festival
First Prize for Best Long Production, FICA-International Environmental Film Festival, Goias, Brazil
Nominee for National Film Board of Canada Award, Vancouver International Film Festival
Nominee for IDA Award, International Documentary Awards Competition
Environmental Great Prize, Special Commendation by CineEco-youth jury, CineEco Environmental Film Festival, Seia/Portugal
Green Screen Environmental Film Festival, San Francisco
Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital
Reviews:
"Life Running Out of Control offers a uniquely wide-ranging international perspective on the science and ethics of genetic engineering. This film carries us on an enlightening journey to India, Norway, and the forests of Colombia, offering inspiring images of resistance and hope amidst the pressing concerns about the science and ethics of GMOs, corporate control of our food, and the patenting of human, animal, and plant life. A must for those who are looking beyond the most immediate health and safety concerns, and seek to understand the wider implications of today's biotechnologies." Brian Tokar, Director, Institute for Social Ecology Biotechnology Project; editor of "Redesigning Life?" and "Gene Traders"
"A harrowing exploration of the increasing genetic manipulation of plants, animals, and human beings around the globe... With its camera focused on the beauty of biodiversity, Life Running Out of Control warns that corporate control of genetic technology is both a serious scientific problem and a major challenge to democracy." Green Screen Environmental Festival Program
"From the genetic transformation of our food to the manipulation of the human genome, this meticulously researched, excellently photographed and multilayered documentary constitutes a rousing appeal to stop a fatal development." Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital Program
Related Subjects:
Agriculture
American Studies
Animal Rights
Anthropology
Biotechnology
Business Practices
Canadian Studies
Chemistry
Developing World
Environment
Environmental Ethics
Ethics
Fisheries
Genetics
Geography
Global Issues
Globalization
Health
Human Rights
India
Science
Technology and Society
Sociology
Related Links:
The producers' website
Related Titles:
Life Running Out of Control: Thorough examination of the issues surrounding the genetic manipulation of plants, animals and human beings.
Not for Sale: Examines the disturbing new corporate practice of patenting life forms.
Deconstructing Supper: A leading chef investigates food safety in the age of GMOs and industrial agriculture.
Gene Blues: Examines the ethical issues associated with DNA testing.
Risky Business: A discussion-starter on genetically engineered plants and animals.
Sowing for Need or Sowing for Greed?: The connection between multinational chemical companies and the foods they want us to eat.
We Feed the World: Vividly reveals the dysfunctionality of the industrialized world food system and shows what world hunger has to do with us.
Frankensteer: Investigates the dangers to human health posed by feedlot-raised beef.
Broken Limbs: Looks at the plight of apple growers in the age of globalization, and points the way to sustainable US agriculture.
My Father's Garden: Explores sustainable agriculture and the contrast between chemical and organic farming.
Beyond Organic: A model of community supported agriculture in the midst of suburban sprawl.
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