As society tackles the problem of feeding our expanding population safely and sustainably, a schism has arisen between scientists and consumers, motivated by fear and distrust. Food Evolution, narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson, explores the polarized debate surrounding GMOs. Looking at the real-world application of food science in the past and present, the film argues for sound science and open-mindedness in a culture that increasingly shows resistance to both.
Direction
Kennedy lets anti-GMO advocates hang themselves with their own rhetoric.
Editing
Cutting between emotional protests and calm data like a scientific boxing match.
Director
Scott Hamilton Kennedy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film dropped in 2017 when 'clean eating' Instagram culture was peaking, making its pro-GMO stance genuinely countercultural. It arguably helped mainstream the 'actually, nuclear power and GMOs might be good' leftist pivot.
Bill Nye famously reversed his anti-GMO stance during filming after visiting Monsanto labs—this documentary literally changed his public position in real-time.
US
