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Genetically Modified Movies
Friday, Aug. 25, 7 p.m. at the Pukalani Community Center
August 24, 2006
[GMO FILMS] For those who can't get enough of the potential dangers of genetically modifying the foods we eat, here's a summer film series for you. First off there's Hidden Dangers in Kids' Meals, which at first I thought was a strange title for a comedy, but then when I read about the movie I realized it's actually a bit more dramatic. Produced by anti-GMO researcher Jeffrey Smith, who wrote Seeds of Deception, the film explores how one Wisconsin school started serving healthy lunches to their students, only to find that student behavior started changing for the better. After that is Manoomin: Saving Wild Rice, a look at the importance of wild rice in Minnesota and how genetic manipulation could upset the whole state's ecosystem. After the films, which clock in at less than 30 minutes, Dr. Lorrin Pang—though a Maui District Health Officer, he's appearing as a private citizen—will talk about his concerns about GMOs and take questions. For more information call 572-1865. [ANTHONY PIGNATARO]