Help Fund a Food Documentary to Raise GMO Awareness
Not too long ago, we pointed you guys to a food documentary that was looking for funding via Kickstarter, and now theres another awesome-looking food film that needs our support! The yet-unnamed food documentary (well just call it the GMO Film Project for now, OK?) is tackling a food-related issue thats very close to my heart: genetically engineered foods.
Heres their Kickstarter trailer, to give you more of a feel for what the GMO Film Project is about:
Filmmaker Jeremy Seifert needs to raise $25,000 to pay for travel and production costs as he explores the issue of GMOs in our worlds food supply. Spurred by Haitian farmers burning Monsantos donated seeds, Seifert went to Haiti to find out why these small farmers were so opposed to the GMO giant.
Here in the U.S., many people arent even aware of the amount of genetically modified foods in our grocery stores, partly because genetically modified foods dont have to be labeled here. He started working on the film to raise awareness about the GMO issue and educate consumers about the GMO experiment of which were unwittingly a part.
I stumbled on the project while poking around on Vimeo. There, I came across their sizzle reel, which I found really intriguing. Heres the reel that caught my eye:
Seifert was kind enough to talk to us a bit about working on the film, and I thought you guys might enjoy our little Q&A!
The current change.org petition, Tell Trader Joes to Stop Wasting Food, has been featured in many major online publications and has garnered the support of nearly 75,000 people and growing daily.
This one man, sitting at a picnic table with his daughter, munching down their GMO lunch at the park, said to me after I had explained everything: I really dont know what it is that your talking about, and I guess thats the whole point. Amazing.
If youre interested in learning more about DIVE!, the other film he mentioned in our interview, you can check out the trailer right here:
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