Directed by Bernard Block • Documentary • 2015 • 52 minutes
Since the 19th century, the fate of cows has been tied to new methods and progress in animal science.
Genetics and new ways of rearing animals have accelerated bovine biological transformation and manipulation. These are no longer the same cash cows of yesteryear; men have adapted the bodies of cattle to stricter quantity and quality standards.
ANIMAL MACHINE investigates how, from exploiting the cow's physical body to manipulating its cells, a new 21st-century farm animal is under construction.
Directed by Linda Booker & Blaire Johnson • Documentary • 2014 • 52 minutes
Industrial Hemp is making headlines in American media with the 2018 Farm Bill removing hemp from the Controlled Substances Act, allowing state departments of agriculture to regulate hemp cultivation.
But for decades...
Directed by Andreas Johnsen • Documentary • With Ben Reade, Josh Evans, Roberto Flore • 2017 • 74 minutes
With global food shortages on the horizon, forward-thinking chefs, environmentalists and food scientists are turning toward an unexpected source of protein: insects. Bugs is an artful and th...
Directed by John de Graaf and Hana Jindrova • Documentary • 2006 • 57 minutes
BUYER BE FAIR looks at two major trade goods—timber and coffee—to find out how Fair Trade certification works and whether it helps the world's poor, and their lands. Can the lessons from certification of timber, by the...
