Just got an invite to a SAFeAGE showing of The Future of Food at the Labia. Will paste the details below for anyone in Cape Town and interested.
SOUTH AFRICAN FREEZE ALLIANCE ON GENETIC ENGINEERING (SAFeAGE)
INVITES YOU TO A SHOWING OF THE FILM
THE FUTURE OF FOOD
By Lily Films
ON WORLD CONSUMER DAY – 14TH MARCH 2005-02-23
At the Labia on Orange – 8.00 pm
R25.00
R25,00 (40% of box office goes to SAFeAGE) There is a revolution happening in the farm fields and on the dinner tables of America. A revolution that is transforming the very nature of the food we eat. THE FUTURE OF FOOD offers an in-depth investigation into the disturbing truth behind the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled grocery store shelves for the past decade. From the prairies of Saskatchean, Canada to the fields of Oaxaca Mexico, this film gives a voice to farmers whose lives and livelihoods have been negatively impacted by this new technology. The health implications, government policies and push towards globalization, are all part of the reason why many people are alarmed about the introduction of genetically altered crops into our food supply. Shot on location in the US, Canada and Mexico, THE FUTURE OF FOOD examines the complex web of market and political forces that are changing what we eat as large multinational corporations seek control of the world’s food systems. The film also explores alternatives to large-scale industrial agriculture, placing organic and sustainable agriculture as a real solution to the farm crisis today.
Directed, Produced and written by Deborah Koons Garcia. Running Time: 88 minutes. SAFEaGE, will be present to give viewers an update on the South African GMO scene after the movie.