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      Food Evolution

      Released Jun 23, 2017 1h 32m Documentary List
      100% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 78% 500+ Ratings Audience Score Filmmaker Scott Hamilton Kennedy examines solutions to the food crisis. Read More Read Less

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      Jen L I found this interesting and personally have no problem with GMOs. I'm a gardener and understand there have been people breeding food plants for eons. However, I also found watching this felt uncomfortable. The cheerleading exercise for Monsanto was a clear bias the producers of this documentary were not able to overcome with any sort of balanced perspective. I prefer to plant and grow open pollinated varieties of food plants. I choose to create a balanced garden of native plants, ornamentals for pollinators, food plants of many types with a focus on those which produce perennially in my growing zone. I believe the best chance for future generations is to establish food forests all over the globe and return to foraging for a lot of our food. Eating seasonal and locally while increasing the diversity of food plants we are able to consume is the key to successful food security while also having th3 potential to save a lot of our biodiversity. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/13/23 Full Review allan b The best objective documentary regarding the GMO debate ever made. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Excellent film that presents both sides of the GMO issue, but then lays out the scientific facts that the general public isn't being given by those trying to demonize the technology and use fear to push an agenda. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Farmer here that has been using gmo seeds for many years. I highly recommend. I made an account just to leave a review for this movie. This is the most accurate documentary on food production I have seen thus far. No fear mongering, just facts. This movie does have an agenda, like any documentary but I felt they were respectful in the way they showed the opposition and the agenda was not overpowering. I appreciated the science based information and Neil deGrass Tyson adds to the credibility. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member I cannot recommend it enough, especially to anyone interested in science and concerned with food, health, and the environment. Among a number of food fear/fad related documentaries being promoted lately, it's refreshing to finally find one that I can get behind. Food Evolution is laser-focused on objective science, and impressively it explains the truth without slinging mud against opponents, but instead respectfully highlighting that we actually all share common goals and charitably representing their representatives' arguments. Nice bonus that it's narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson; you so rarely disappoint me, NDT. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member As a scientist in this field, it's about time that the science got a say in this debate. It's always heartbreaking to see such a powerful technology go to waste because of misunderstanding. Food Evolution does an amazing job of telling both sides of the story, while also making sure to give the facts behind the issues. This should be a required viewing for anyone trying to make informed decisions on the foods that they eat. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Serena Donadoni Village Voice What Scott Hamilton Kennedy captures in his scrupulous, optimistic documentary Food Evolution is the new reality for American scientists: the challenge of reaching a public bombarded by conspiracy theories and fearmongering. Jun 30, 2017 Full Review Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times Persuasive rather than polemical, it's the unusual issue film that deals in counterintuitive reason rather than barely controlled hysteria. Jun 29, 2017 Full Review Daniel M. Gold New York Times With a soft tone, respectful to opponents but insistent on the data, "Food Evolution" posits an inconvenient truth for organic boosters to swallow: In a world desperate for safe, sustainable food, G.M.O.s may well be a force for good. Jun 22, 2017 Full Review Frannie Ucciferri Common Sense Media Intriguing, complex, science-centric docu on GMOs. Rated: 3/5 Jun 23, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Filmmaker Scott Hamilton Kennedy examines solutions to the food crisis.
      Director
      Scott Hamilton Kennedy
      Screenwriter
      Scott Hamilton Kennedy, Trace Sheehan
      Distributor
      Abramorama
      Production Co
      Black Valley Films, Boomdozer
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jun 23, 2017, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Sep 3, 2017
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $16.5K
      Runtime
      1h 32m
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