Slow Food Nation '08

Roxie Theater, Friday 4pm; Saturday 11:30am; Sunday 11:30am; Monday 4pm

Combining secret documents with first-hand accounts by victims, scientists, and politicians, this widely praised documentary by renowned award-winning filmmaker Marie-Monique Robin exposes why Monsanto—who races to genetically engineer (and patent) the world’s food supply—has become the world’s poster child for malignant corporate influence in government and technology. Produced by the National Film Board of Canada.

The event was hosted by Jeffrey M. Smith, international bestselling author of Seeds of Deception and Genetic Roulette, who also debuted his own short film about Monsanto’s genetically engineered bovine growth hormone, Your Milk on Drugs—Just Say No! It exposes fired whistleblowers, manipulated research, and a corporate takeover at the FDA, and includes footage prepared for a Fox TV station—canceled after a letter from Monsanto’s attorney threatened “dire consequences.”

After the films, Mr. Smith led a discussion and presented the Campaign for Healthier Eating in America, designed to achieve the tipping point of consumer rejection of GMOs before the end of 2009.