Modern veganism is the new lifestyle of the young, healthy generation. This film contains graphic content of animal abuse. Gourmet restaurants serve vegan haute cuisine, vegan supermarkets open up, recipes for vegan cakes flood the Internet. However, veganism is also a new, money-making area for research and business. Countless ways of replacing milk, cheese, eggs, and sausage enter the market. But are these substitutes from the laboratory really a better choice?
Few people realize that the manufacturing process involves biotechnology and unsavory additives such as emulsifiers and flavor enhancers. But if these products are labeled ‘vegan’, they can be sold for a much higher margin. Keeping a vegan diet without knowing about nutrients in foodstuffs can lead to nutritional deficiencies and – in infants – even death.
The interplay between small vegan start-ups, global players, major diaries with huge sales at stake, countries with strong dairy farming sector, legislation over genetically modified products – all of this makes us doubt whether we really are on the threshold of a new, sustainable diet. After all, the more mainstream vegan lifestyle becomes, the more profit-oriented manufacturers enter the game.
Watermelon Magic is a “sweet” and tender film about an adolescent farmer’s daughter who learns to grow and part with one of nature’s most loved summer fruits – the watermelon. When Sylvie’s magical wand breaks, her mother comforts her by planting a tray of seeds.
The world is pressed against time to generate enough food by 2050 to feed nine billion people. Pesticides and GM crops increase the harvest but poison the soil and the food chain causing disastrous effects on health and ecology. Organic farming is a sustainable solution but it takes a longer time...
Losing the West is a documentary on small ranching and farming, exemplified by the story of a lifelong Colorado cowboy. Howard Linscott IS the original Marlboro Man, a gruff, chain-smoking 70-year-old who’s been ranching all his life. With sweeping shots of the Colorado Rockies, the film explores...
