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Into the Weeds

Directed by Jennifer Baichwal
Canada, 2022 (documentary, 96 minutes, colour, English)
Also known as "Into the Weeds: Dewayne 'Lee' Johnson vs. Monsanto Company"

Film Description:
"Dewayne Johnson, a Bay Area groundskeeper, suffered from rashes in 2014 and wondered if they were caused by the herbicide he'd been using for the past couple years. As his health deteriorated, Johnson became the face of a David-and-Goliath legal battle to hold a multi-national agrochemical corporation accountable for a product with allegedly misleading labelling. Roundup, a glyphosate-based herbicide, has been a signature product for the multinational agrochemical corporation for over four decades. Used by industrial farms, golf courses and suburban homeowners with a grudge against dandelions, it is sold in more than 130 nations. Scientists raised concerns about its environmental impact and carcinogenic properties, but the deep-pocketed corporation's lawyers, lobbyists and marketers deflected numerous studies and disputed the findings. Adding to her award-winning body of work centred on our strained relationship with the natural world, acclaimed director Jennifer Baichwal follows Johnson through his battle, setting his personal journey against a global environmental crisis."
-- Alexander Rogalski (source)

Film Credits (partial):
Written by: Jennifer Baichwal
Produced by: Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier, Nadia Tavazzani, Daniel Iron, Geralyn Dreyfous
Cinematography: Nicholas de Pencier, John Price
Film Editing: Roland Schlimme, David Wharnsby
Music: Daniel Lanois, Martin Tielli
Production Company: Mercury Films
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