THE GMO FILM PROJECT tells the story of a father's discovery of GMOs through the
symbolic act of poor Haitian farmers burning seeds in defiance of Monsanto's gift
of 475 tons of hybrid corn and vegetable seeds to Haiti shortly after the devastating
earthquake of January 2010. After a journey to Haiti to learn why hungry farmers
would burn seeds, the real awakening of what has happened to our food in the US,
what we are feeding our families, and what is at stake for the global food supply
unfolds in a trip across the United States and other countries in search of answers.
Are we at a tipping point? Is it time to take back our food? The encroaching darkness
of unknown health and environmental risks, seed take over, chemical toxins, and
food monopoly meets with the light of a growing resistance of organic farmers, concerned
citizens, and a burgeoning movement to take back what we have lost.
Today in the United States, by the simple act of feeding ourselves, we unwittingly
participate in the largest experiment ever conducted on human beings. Massive agro-chemical
companies like Monsanto (Agent Orange) and Dow (Napalm) are feeding us genetically-modified
food, GMOs, that have never been fully tested and aren't labeled. This small handful
of corporations is tightening their grip on the world's food supply—buying, modifying,
and patenting seeds to ensure total control over everything we eat. We still have
time to heal the planet, feed the world, and live sustainably. But we have to start
now!