Release Year: 2016

Rating: 8.5/10 ( voted)

Critic's Score: /100

Director: Scott Hamilton Kennedy

Stars: Raoul Adamchak, Charles Benbrook, Tamar Haspel

Storyline
Food Evolution looks at one of the most critical questions facing the world today-that of food security-and demonstrates the desperate need for common sense, solid information, and calm logical deliberation. Using the often angry and emotional controversy over genetically-modified foods as its entry point, Food Evolution shows how easily fear and misinformation can overwhelm objective, evidence-based analysis. Food Evolution takes the position that science and scientists hold the key to solving the food crisis. But whose science? In the GMO debate, both sides claim science is on their side. Who's right? How do we figure this out? What does this mean for the larger issues of food security, sustainability, and environmental well-being? Food Evolution seeks to answer these critically important questions.

Writers: Scott Hamilton Kennedy, Trace Sheehan, Raoul Adamchak, Charles Benbrook, Tamar Haspel, Raoul Adamchak, Charles Benbrook, Tamar Haspel, Mark Lynas, Emma Naluyima, Bill Nye, Michael Pollan, Pamela Ronald, Leena Tripathi, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Alison van Eenennaam, , , , , , , , , , ,

Cast:
Raoul Adamchak - Himself
Charles Benbrook - Himself
Tamar Haspel - Herself
Mark Lynas - Himself
Emma Naluyima - Herself
Bill Nye - Himself
Michael Pollan - Himself
Pamela Ronald - Herself
Leena Tripathi - Herself
Neil deGrasse Tyson - Narrator
Alison van Eenennaam - Herself

Official Website: Official Site

Country: USA

Language: English

Release Date: 3 Jan 2016

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Rating: 9/10

For years discussions of GMOs, or genetically modified organisms, have been clouded by a fog of terrible cherry-picked documentaries that opponents use as "proof" that there are scary things under the bed that are lurking for us. All the while scientists stayed in their labs, doing the actual work, that showed GMOs have great benefits and potential for solving real problems of food security and environmental challenges we face.

Finally a science-based look at genetic engineering and its applications helps explain the situation better. But it's not a nerdy lecture. It's a compelling story of papayas, bananas, and people in this drama. The heroes are the scientists and science advocates finally out of the labs to discuss this, the villains are charlatans peddling their detox potions and fear-mongering.

And I could listen to Neil DeGrasse Tyson all day long.

Disclosure: I am a scientist, and friends with many of the science participants in the film. But I had nothing to do with the film. I've just been lucky enough to see it ahead of release.

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