Fed Up! (2002)
Bioengineering, Agriculture
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?
Cast
- Britt Bailey - Herself - Center for Ethics and Toxics
- Dominique Baron - Herself - Concerned Citizen
- Brent Blackwelder - Himself - Friends of the Earth, USA
- Beth Burroughs - Herself - Executive Director, The Edmonds Institute
- Ignacio Chapela - Himself - Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley
- Sue Markland Day - Herself - President, Bay Area Bioscience Center
- Katie Dwight - Herself - Purisima Greens Farm
- Dan Glickman - Himself - US Secretary of Agriculture (voice)
- Diane Joy Goodman - Herself - Farm Box Project Consulting
- Simon Harris - Himself - Organic Consumers Association
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Fed Up! about?
- 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?
- Who stars in Fed Up!?
- Fed Up! stars Britt Bailey, Dominique Baron, Brent Blackwelder, Beth Burroughs, Ignacio Chapela, Sue Markland Day.
- How long is Fed Up!?
- Fed Up! has a runtime of 57m (57 minutes).