Posted on 13-10-2003

GE Docs Screen Again

What: Screening of GE documentaries
When: Tuesday 14th October, 12.30 - 2:00pm
Where: Unitec campus. Lecture theatre two, Building one, Gate one,
Carrington Rd., Pt. Chev.

There will be a second screening of some documentaries that screened
recently at an Auckland Independent Media event about the GE debate.

They are being screened at the Unitec campus mainly for the benifit of the
Maori design students, and also any other interested people. There will be
an open door policy to allow students to see at least some of the
documentaries between classes, public welcome.

KIA TUPATO Documentary short by local filmmaker Michelle McGregor exploring
Maori views on the environment and genetic engineering through interviews
with the late Sir John Turei. (11 mins.)

HOMEGROWN Homegrown profiles the use of successful alternatives to the use
of BT maize in Kenya and the reaction of the biotech companies to this use
of cheap, natural alternatives to genetic engineering. This kind of
educational aid is enabling the local communities to maintain their
traditional agricultural culture (8 mins.)

The LEECH and the EARTHWORM Indigenous peoples voice their views on Western
science, its vision of a genetically engineered future, and its deep links
with corporate profits and globalisation. "The Leech and the Earthworm" is
a journey that combines passionate critiques of a future threatened by
genetic engineering and representations of living alternatives to a
globalised monoculture with stunning visuals and music from around the
world. The "Leech and the Earthworm" is a provocative film that inspires us
to ask serious questions of the collective illusion we call 'progress'."
(68 mins.)