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In Our Children's Food
Rating: ***
Audience: High School to Adult
Price: Public performance: $99.95
Date: Copyright 1993. Released 1993.
Descriptors: Food. Agriculture. Environment. Pesticides.
Production Information: Live action. Produced by Martin Koughan. Directed by Martin Koughan. Narrated by Host: Bill Moyers. Color. Closed captioned. 60 min.
Production Company: Documentary Consortium
Available from: PBS Video 1320 Braddock Pl. Alexandria, VA 22314-1698 (703)739-5380
ISBN: ISBN 0-7936-0958-5.
Cataloging: 615.902 Pesticide residues in food||Food contamination||Documentary films
Print Entry #: 5:111
Reviewer: M. Cecilia Rothschild

In Our Children's Food raises many questions about the long-term health effects on children from pesticides found in our food supply. It is a grim story made all the more frightening by the lack of definitive conclusions or suggested actions for parents or other caregivers to take on behalf of their children.
The relentless visual bombardment makes a strong case against the use of pesticides. Scene after scene unfolds showing chemicals being sprayed, dusted, and spread onto the food in our nation's fields and orchards while the Environmental Protection Agency and a Senate agricultural subcommittee do nothing to stop their use, paralyzed by regulations and impossible standards of accountability. Bill Moyers, the nationally known PBS investigative reporter, brings a voice of authority to this production as he both narrates and interviews a number of individuals on both sides of this issue, including a farm worker who became ill from contaminated water, a farmer whose son developed leukemia, several doctors, a lobbyist representing pesticide manufacturers, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and a representative of the World Wildlife Fund.
The production is straightforward. It comprises both newly created and historical footage that illuminates the narrative, on-camera interviews, an off-camera narrator, and occasional animated special effects to present factual data. Only the opening sequence uses music. The main weakness of this video is its length: it is too long and repetitive. The audience will have a difficult time maintaining concentration throughout the hour. Closed captioning is a bonus.
This documentary will be useful for schools, colleges, and specialized organizations offering programs on the environment and on children's health.

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Last update 7/25/96. Server manager: webman@library.berkeley.edu; Rating: ***
Audience: High School to Adult
Price: Public performance: $99.95
Date: Copyright 1993. Released 1993.
Descriptors: Food. Agriculture. Environment. Pesticides.
Production Information: Live action. Produced by Martin Koughan. Directed by Martin Koughan. Narrated by Host: Bill Moyers. Color. Closed captioned. 60 min.
Production Company: Documentary Consortium
Available from: PBS Video 1320 Braddock Pl. Alexandria, VA 22314-1698 (703)739-5380
ISBN: ISBN 0-7936-0958-5.
Cataloging: 615.902 Pesticide residues in food||Food contamination||Documentary films
Print Entry #: 5:111
Reviewer: M. Cecilia Rothschild

In Our Children's Food raises many questions about the long-term health effects on children from pesticides found in our food supply. It is a grim story made all the more frightening by the lack of definitive conclusions or suggested actions for parents or other caregivers to take on behalf of their children.
The relentless visual bombardment makes a strong case against the use of pesticides. Scene after scene unfolds showing chemicals being sprayed, dusted, and spread onto the food in our nation's fields and orchards while the Environmental Protection Agency and a Senate agricultural subcommittee do nothing to stop their use, paralyzed by regulations and impossible standards of accountability. Bill Moyers, the nationally known PBS investigative reporter, brings a voice of authority to this production as he both narrates and interviews a number of individuals on both sides of this issue, including a farm worker who became ill from contaminated water, a farmer whose son developed leukemia, several doctors, a lobbyist representing pesticide manufacturers, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and a representative of the World Wildlife Fund.
The production is straightforward. It comprises both newly created and historical footage that illuminates the narrative, on-camera interviews, an off-camera narrator, and occasional animated special effects to present factual data. Only the opening sequence uses music. The main weakness of this video is its length: it is too long and repetitive. The audience will have a difficult time maintaining concentration throughout the hour. Closed captioning is a bonus.
This documentary will be useful for schools, colleges, and specialized organizations offering programs on the environment and on children's health.

Go to Media Resources Center Entry Page

Copyright (C) 1996 by the Library, University of California, Berkeley. All rights reserved.
Document maintained on server: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ by
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Last update 7/25/96. Server manager: webman@library.berkeley.edu; Audience: High School to Adult
Price: Public performance: $99.95
Date: Copyright 1993. Released 1993.
Descriptors: Food. Agriculture. Environment. Pesticides.
Production Information: Live action. Produced by Martin Koughan. Directed by Martin Koughan. Narrated by Host: Bill Moyers. Color. Closed captioned. 60 min.
Production Company: Documentary Consortium
Available from: PBS Video 1320 Braddock Pl. Alexandria, VA 22314-1698 (703)739-5380
ISBN: ISBN 0-7936-0958-5.
Cataloging: 615.902 Pesticide residues in food||Food contamination||Documentary films
Print Entry #: 5:111
Reviewer: M. Cecilia Rothschild

In Our Children's Food raises many questions about the long-term health effects on children from pesticides found in our food supply. It is a grim story made all the more frightening by the lack of definitive conclusions or suggested actions for parents or other caregivers to take on behalf of their children.
The relentless visual bombardment makes a strong case against the use of pesticides. Scene after scene unfolds showing chemicals being sprayed, dusted, and spread onto the food in our nation's fields and orchards while the Environmental Protection Agency and a Senate agricultural subcommittee do nothing to stop their use, paralyzed by regulations and impossible standards of accountability. Bill Moyers, the nationally known PBS investigative reporter, brings a voice of authority to this production as he both narrates and interviews a number of individuals on both sides of this issue, including a farm worker who became ill from contaminated water, a farmer whose son developed leukemia, several doctors, a lobbyist representing pesticide manufacturers, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and a representative of the World Wildlife Fund.
The production is straightforward. It comprises both newly created and historical footage that illuminates the narrative, on-camera interviews, an off-camera narrator, and occasional animated special effects to present factual data. Only the opening sequence uses music. The main weakness of this video is its length: it is too long and repetitive. The audience will have a difficult time maintaining concentration throughout the hour. Closed captioning is a bonus.
This documentary will be useful for schools, colleges, and specialized organizations offering programs on the environment and on children's health.

Go to Media Resources Center Entry Page

Copyright (C) 1996 by the Library, University of California, Berkeley. All rights reserved.
Document maintained on server: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ by
Gary Handman, Head, Media Resources Center.
Last update 7/25/96. Server manager: webman@library.berkeley.edu; Price: Public performance: $99.95
Date: Copyright 1993. Released 1993.
Descriptors: Food. Agriculture. Environment. Pesticides.
Production Information: Live action. Produced by Martin Koughan. Directed by Martin Koughan. Narrated by Host: Bill Moyers. Color. Closed captioned. 60 min.
Production Company: Documentary Consortium
Available from: PBS Video 1320 Braddock Pl. Alexandria, VA 22314-1698 (703)739-5380
ISBN: ISBN 0-7936-0958-5.
Cataloging: 615.902 Pesticide residues in food||Food contamination||Documentary films
Print Entry #: 5:111
Reviewer: M. Cecilia Rothschild

In Our Children's Food raises many questions about the long-term health effects on children from pesticides found in our food supply. It is a grim story made all the more frightening by the lack of definitive conclusions or suggested actions for parents or other caregivers to take on behalf of their children.
The relentless visual bombardment makes a strong case against the use of pesticides. Scene after scene unfolds showing chemicals being sprayed, dusted, and spread onto the food in our nation's fields and orchards while the Environmental Protection Agency and a Senate agricultural subcommittee do nothing to stop their use, paralyzed by regulations and impossible standards of accountability. Bill Moyers, the nationally known PBS investigative reporter, brings a voice of authority to this production as he both narrates and interviews a number of individuals on both sides of this issue, including a farm worker who became ill from contaminated water, a farmer whose son developed leukemia, several doctors, a lobbyist representing pesticide manufacturers, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and a representative of the World Wildlife Fund.
The production is straightforward. It comprises both newly created and historical footage that illuminates the narrative, on-camera interviews, an off-camera narrator, and occasional animated special effects to present factual data. Only the opening sequence uses music. The main weakness of this video is its length: it is too long and repetitive. The audience will have a difficult time maintaining concentration throughout the hour. Closed captioning is a bonus.
This documentary will be useful for schools, colleges, and specialized organizations offering programs on the environment and on children's health.

Go to Media Resources Center Entry Page

Copyright (C) 1996 by the Library, University of California, Berkeley. All rights reserved.
Document maintained on server: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ by
Gary Handman, Head, Media Resources Center.
Last update 7/25/96. Server manager: webman@library.berkeley.edu; Date: Copyright 1993. Released 1993.
Descriptors: Food. Agriculture. Environment. Pesticides.
Production Information: Live action. Produced by Martin Koughan. Directed by Martin Koughan. Narrated by Host: Bill Moyers. Color. Closed captioned. 60 min.
Production Company: Documentary Consortium
Available from: PBS Video 1320 Braddock Pl. Alexandria, VA 22314-1698 (703)739-5380
ISBN: ISBN 0-7936-0958-5.
Cataloging: 615.902 Pesticide residues in food||Food contamination||Documentary films
Print Entry #: 5:111
Reviewer: M. Cecilia Rothschild

In Our Children's Food raises many questions about the long-term health effects on children from pesticides found in our food supply. It is a grim story made all the more frightening by the lack of definitive conclusions or suggested actions for parents or other caregivers to take on behalf of their children.
The relentless visual bombardment makes a strong case against the use of pesticides. Scene after scene unfolds showing chemicals being sprayed, dusted, and spread onto the food in our nation's fields and orchards while the Environmental Protection Agency and a Senate agricultural subcommittee do nothing to stop their use, paralyzed by regulations and impossible standards of accountability. Bill Moyers, the nationally known PBS investigative reporter, brings a voice of authority to this production as he both narrates and interviews a number of individuals on both sides of this issue, including a farm worker who became ill from contaminated water, a farmer whose son developed leukemia, several doctors, a lobbyist representing pesticide manufacturers, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and a representative of the World Wildlife Fund.
The production is straightforward. It comprises both newly created and historical footage that illuminates the narrative, on-camera interviews, an off-camera narrator, and occasional animated special effects to present factual data. Only the opening sequence uses music. The main weakness of this video is its length: it is too long and repetitive. The audience will have a difficult time maintaining concentration throughout the hour. Closed captioning is a bonus.
This documentary will be useful for schools, colleges, and specialized organizations offering programs on the environment and on children's health.

Go to Media Resources Center Entry Page

Copyright (C) 1996 by the Library, University of California, Berkeley. All rights reserved.
Document maintained on server: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ by
Gary Handman, Head, Media Resources Center.
Last update 7/25/96. Server manager: webman@library.berkeley.edu; Descriptors: Food. Agriculture. Environment. Pesticides.
Production Information: Live action. Produced by Martin Koughan. Directed by Martin Koughan. Narrated by Host: Bill Moyers. Color. Closed captioned. 60 min.
Production Company: Documentary Consortium
Available from: PBS Video 1320 Braddock Pl. Alexandria, VA 22314-1698 (703)739-5380
ISBN: ISBN 0-7936-0958-5.
Cataloging: 615.902 Pesticide residues in food||Food contamination||Documentary films
Print Entry #: 5:111
Reviewer: M. Cecilia Rothschild

In Our Children's Food raises many questions about the long-term health effects on children from pesticides found in our food supply. It is a grim story made all the more frightening by the lack of definitive conclusions or suggested actions for parents or other caregivers to take on behalf of their children.
The relentless visual bombardment makes a strong case against the use of pesticides. Scene after scene unfolds showing chemicals being sprayed, dusted, and spread onto the food in our nation's fields and orchards while the Environmental Protection Agency and a Senate agricultural subcommittee do nothing to stop their use, paralyzed by regulations and impossible standards of accountability. Bill Moyers, the nationally known PBS investigative reporter, brings a voice of authority to this production as he both narrates and interviews a number of individuals on both sides of this issue, including a farm worker who became ill from contaminated water, a farmer whose son developed leukemia, several doctors, a lobbyist representing pesticide manufacturers, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and a representative of the World Wildlife Fund.
The production is straightforward. It comprises both newly created and historical footage that illuminates the narrative, on-camera interviews, an off-camera narrator, and occasional animated special effects to present factual data. Only the opening sequence uses music. The main weakness of this video is its length: it is too long and repetitive. The audience will have a difficult time maintaining concentration throughout the hour. Closed captioning is a bonus.
This documentary will be useful for schools, colleges, and specialized organizations offering programs on the environment and on children's health.

Go to Media Resources Center Entry Page

Copyright (C) 1996 by the Library, University of California, Berkeley. All rights reserved.
Document maintained on server: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ by
Gary Handman, Head, Media Resources Center.
Last update 7/25/96. Server manager: webman@library.berkeley.edu; Production Information: Live action. Produced by Martin Koughan. Directed by Martin Koughan. Narrated by Host: Bill Moyers. Color. Closed captioned. 60 min.
Production Company: Documentary Consortium
Available from: PBS Video 1320 Braddock Pl. Alexandria, VA 22314-1698 (703)739-5380
ISBN: ISBN 0-7936-0958-5.
Cataloging: 615.902 Pesticide residues in food||Food contamination||Documentary films
Print Entry #: 5:111
Reviewer: M. Cecilia Rothschild

In Our Children's Food raises many questions about the long-term health effects on children from pesticides found in our food supply. It is a grim story made all the more frightening by the lack of definitive conclusions or suggested actions for parents or other caregivers to take on behalf of their children.
The relentless visual bombardment makes a strong case against the use of pesticides. Scene after scene unfolds showing chemicals being sprayed, dusted, and spread onto the food in our nation's fields and orchards while the Environmental Protection Agency and a Senate agricultural subcommittee do nothing to stop their use, paralyzed by regulations and impossible standards of accountability. Bill Moyers, the nationally known PBS investigative reporter, brings a voice of authority to this production as he both narrates and interviews a number of individuals on both sides of this issue, including a farm worker who became ill from contaminated water, a farmer whose son developed leukemia, several doctors, a lobbyist representing pesticide manufacturers, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and a representative of the World Wildlife Fund.
The production is straightforward. It comprises both newly created and historical footage that illuminates the narrative, on-camera interviews, an off-camera narrator, and occasional animated special effects to present factual data. Only the opening sequence uses music. The main weakness of this video is its length: it is too long and repetitive. The audience will have a difficult time maintaining concentration throughout the hour. Closed captioning is a bonus.
This documentary will be useful for schools, colleges, and specialized organizations offering programs on the environment and on children's health.

Go to Media Resources Center Entry Page

Copyright (C) 1996 by the Library, University of California, Berkeley. All rights reserved.
Document maintained on server: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ by
Gary Handman, Head, Media Resources Center.
Last update 7/25/96. Server manager: webman@library.berkeley.edu; Production Company: Documentary Consortium
Available from: PBS Video 1320 Braddock Pl. Alexandria, VA 22314-1698 (703)739-5380
ISBN: ISBN 0-7936-0958-5.
Cataloging: 615.902 Pesticide residues in food||Food contamination||Documentary films
Print Entry #: 5:111
Reviewer: M. Cecilia Rothschild

In Our Children's Food raises many questions about the long-term health effects on children from pesticides found in our food supply. It is a grim story made all the more frightening by the lack of definitive conclusions or suggested actions for parents or other caregivers to take on behalf of their children.
The relentless visual bombardment makes a strong case against the use of pesticides. Scene after scene unfolds showing chemicals being sprayed, dusted, and spread onto the food in our nation's fields and orchards while the Environmental Protection Agency and a Senate agricultural subcommittee do nothing to stop their use, paralyzed by regulations and impossible standards of accountability. Bill Moyers, the nationally known PBS investigative reporter, brings a voice of authority to this production as he both narrates and interviews a number of individuals on both sides of this issue, including a farm worker who became ill from contaminated water, a farmer whose son developed leukemia, several doctors, a lobbyist representing pesticide manufacturers, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and a representative of the World Wildlife Fund.
The production is straightforward. It comprises both newly created and historical footage that illuminates the narrative, on-camera interviews, an off-camera narrator, and occasional animated special effects to present factual data. Only the opening sequence uses music. The main weakness of this video is its length: it is too long and repetitive. The audience will have a difficult time maintaining concentration throughout the hour. Closed captioning is a bonus.
This documentary will be useful for schools, colleges, and specialized organizations offering programs on the environment and on children's health.

Go to Media Resources Center Entry Page

Copyright (C) 1996 by the Library, University of California, Berkeley. All rights reserved.
Document maintained on server: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ by
Gary Handman, Head, Media Resources Center.
Last update 7/25/96. Server manager: webman@library.berkeley.edu; Available from: PBS Video 1320 Braddock Pl. Alexandria, VA 22314-1698 (703)739-5380
ISBN: ISBN 0-7936-0958-5.
Cataloging: 615.902 Pesticide residues in food||Food contamination||Documentary films
Print Entry #: 5:111
Reviewer: M. Cecilia Rothschild

In Our Children's Food raises many questions about the long-term health effects on children from pesticides found in our food supply. It is a grim story made all the more frightening by the lack of definitive conclusions or suggested actions for parents or other caregivers to take on behalf of their children.
The relentless visual bombardment makes a strong case against the use of pesticides. Scene after scene unfolds showing chemicals being sprayed, dusted, and spread onto the food in our nation's fields and orchards while the Environmental Protection Agency and a Senate agricultural subcommittee do nothing to stop their use, paralyzed by regulations and impossible standards of accountability. Bill Moyers, the nationally known PBS investigative reporter, brings a voice of authority to this production as he both narrates and interviews a number of individuals on both sides of this issue, including a farm worker who became ill from contaminated water, a farmer whose son developed leukemia, several doctors, a lobbyist representing pesticide manufacturers, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and a representative of the World Wildlife Fund.
The production is straightforward. It comprises both newly created and historical footage that illuminates the narrative, on-camera interviews, an off-camera narrator, and occasional animated special effects to present factual data. Only the opening sequence uses music. The main weakness of this video is its length: it is too long and repetitive. The audience will have a difficult time maintaining concentration throughout the hour. Closed captioning is a bonus.
This documentary will be useful for schools, colleges, and specialized organizations offering programs on the environment and on children's health.

Go to Media Resources Center Entry Page

Copyright (C) 1996 by the Library, University of California, Berkeley. All rights reserved.
Document maintained on server: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ by
Gary Handman, Head, Media Resources Center.
Last update 7/25/96. Server manager: webman@library.berkeley.edu; ISBN: ISBN 0-7936-0958-5.
Cataloging: 615.902 Pesticide residues in food||Food contamination||Documentary films
Print Entry #: 5:111
Reviewer: M. Cecilia Rothschild

In Our Children's Food raises many questions about the long-term health effects on children from pesticides found in our food supply. It is a grim story made all the more frightening by the lack of definitive conclusions or suggested actions for parents or other caregivers to take on behalf of their children.
The relentless visual bombardment makes a strong case against the use of pesticides. Scene after scene unfolds showing chemicals being sprayed, dusted, and spread onto the food in our nation's fields and orchards while the Environmental Protection Agency and a Senate agricultural subcommittee do nothing to stop their use, paralyzed by regulations and impossible standards of accountability. Bill Moyers, the nationally known PBS investigative reporter, brings a voice of authority to this production as he both narrates and interviews a number of individuals on both sides of this issue, including a farm worker who became ill from contaminated water, a farmer whose son developed leukemia, several doctors, a lobbyist representing pesticide manufacturers, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and a representative of the World Wildlife Fund.
The production is straightforward. It comprises both newly created and historical footage that illuminates the narrative, on-camera interviews, an off-camera narrator, and occasional animated special effects to present factual data. Only the opening sequence uses music. The main weakness of this video is its length: it is too long and repetitive. The audience will have a difficult time maintaining concentration throughout the hour. Closed captioning is a bonus.
This documentary will be useful for schools, colleges, and specialized organizations offering programs on the environment and on children's health.

Go to Media Resources Center Entry Page

Copyright (C) 1996 by the Library, University of California, Berkeley. All rights reserved.
Document maintained on server: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ by
Gary Handman, Head, Media Resources Center.
Last update 7/25/96. Server manager: webman@library.berkeley.edu; Cataloging: 615.902 Pesticide residues in food||Food contamination||Documentary films
Print Entry #: 5:111
Reviewer: M. Cecilia Rothschild

In Our Children's Food raises many questions about the long-term health effects on children from pesticides found in our food supply. It is a grim story made all the more frightening by the lack of definitive conclusions or suggested actions for parents or other caregivers to take on behalf of their children.
The relentless visual bombardment makes a strong case against the use of pesticides. Scene after scene unfolds showing chemicals being sprayed, dusted, and spread onto the food in our nation's fields and orchards while the Environmental Protection Agency and a Senate agricultural subcommittee do nothing to stop their use, paralyzed by regulations and impossible standards of accountability. Bill Moyers, the nationally known PBS investigative reporter, brings a voice of authority to this production as he both narrates and interviews a number of individuals on both sides of this issue, including a farm worker who became ill from contaminated water, a farmer whose son developed leukemia, several doctors, a lobbyist representing pesticide manufacturers, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and a representative of the World Wildlife Fund.
The production is straightforward. It comprises both newly created and historical footage that illuminates the narrative, on-camera interviews, an off-camera narrator, and occasional animated special effects to present factual data. Only the opening sequence uses music. The main weakness of this video is its length: it is too long and repetitive. The audience will have a difficult time maintaining concentration throughout the hour. Closed captioning is a bonus.
This documentary will be useful for schools, colleges, and specialized organizations offering programs on the environment and on children's health.

Go to Media Resources Center Entry Page

Copyright (C) 1996 by the Library, University of California, Berkeley. All rights reserved.
Document maintained on server: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ by
Gary Handman, Head, Media Resources Center.
Last update 7/25/96. Server manager: webman@library.berkeley.edu; Print Entry #: 5:111
Reviewer: M. Cecilia Rothschild

In Our Children's Food raises many questions about the long-term health effects on children from pesticides found in our food supply. It is a grim story made all the more frightening by the lack of definitive conclusions or suggested actions for parents or other caregivers to take on behalf of their children.
The relentless visual bombardment makes a strong case against the use of pesticides. Scene after scene unfolds showing chemicals being sprayed, dusted, and spread onto the food in our nation's fields and orchards while the Environmental Protection Agency and a Senate agricultural subcommittee do nothing to stop their use, paralyzed by regulations and impossible standards of accountability. Bill Moyers, the nationally known PBS investigative reporter, brings a voice of authority to this production as he both narrates and interviews a number of individuals on both sides of this issue, including a farm worker who became ill from contaminated water, a farmer whose son developed leukemia, several doctors, a lobbyist representing pesticide manufacturers, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and a representative of the World Wildlife Fund.
The production is straightforward. It comprises both newly created and historical footage that illuminates the narrative, on-camera interviews, an off-camera narrator, and occasional animated special effects to present factual data. Only the opening sequence uses music. The main weakness of this video is its length: it is too long and repetitive. The audience will have a difficult time maintaining concentration throughout the hour. Closed captioning is a bonus.
This documentary will be useful for schools, colleges, and specialized organizations offering programs on the environment and on children's health.

Go to Media Resources Center Entry Page

Copyright (C) 1996 by the Library, University of California, Berkeley. All rights reserved.
Document maintained on server: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ by
Gary Handman, Head, Media Resources Center.
Last update 7/25/96. Server manager: webman@library.berkeley.edu; Reviewer: M. Cecilia Rothschild

In Our Children's Food raises many questions about the long-term health effects on children from pesticides found in our food supply. It is a grim story made all the more frightening by the lack of definitive conclusions or suggested actions for parents or other caregivers to take on behalf of their children.
The relentless visual bombardment makes a strong case against the use of pesticides. Scene after scene unfolds showing chemicals being sprayed, dusted, and spread onto the food in our nation's fields and orchards while the Environmental Protection Agency and a Senate agricultural subcommittee do nothing to stop their use, paralyzed by regulations and impossible standards of accountability. Bill Moyers, the nationally known PBS investigative reporter, brings a voice of authority to this production as he both narrates and interviews a number of individuals on both sides of this issue, including a farm worker who became ill from contaminated water, a farmer whose son developed leukemia, several doctors, a lobbyist representing pesticide manufacturers, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and a representative of the World Wildlife Fund.
The production is straightforward. It comprises both newly created and historical footage that illuminates the narrative, on-camera interviews, an off-camera narrator, and occasional animated special effects to present factual data. Only the opening sequence uses music. The main weakness of this video is its length: it is too long and repetitive. The audience will have a difficult time maintaining concentration throughout the hour. Closed captioning is a bonus.
This documentary will be useful for schools, colleges, and specialized organizations offering programs on the environment and on children's health.

Go to Media Resources Center Entry Page

Copyright (C) 1996 by the Library, University of California, Berkeley. All rights reserved.
Document maintained on server: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ by
Gary Handman, Head, Media Resources Center.
Last update 7/25/96. Server manager: webman@library.berkeley.edu
In Our Children's Food raises many questions about the long-term health effects on children from pesticides found in our food supply. It is a grim story made all the more frightening by the lack of definitive conclusions or suggested actions for parents or other caregivers to take on behalf of their children. The relentless visual bombardment makes a strong case against the use of pesticides. Scene after scene unfolds showing chemicals being sprayed, dusted, and spread onto the food in our nation's fields and orchards while the Environmental Protection Agency and a Senate agricultural subcommittee do nothing to stop their use, paralyzed by regulations and impossible standards of accountability. Bill Moyers, the nationally known PBS investigative reporter, brings a voice of authority to this production as he both narrates and interviews a number of individuals on both sides of this issue, including a farm worker who became ill from contaminated water, a farmer whose son developed leukemia, several doctors, a lobbyist representing pesticide manufacturers, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and a representative of the World Wildlife Fund. The production is straightforward. It comprises both newly created and historical footage that illuminates the narrative, on-camera interviews, an off-camera narrator, and occasional animated special effects to present factual data. Only the opening sequence uses music. The main weakness of this video is its length: it is too long and repetitive. The audience will have a difficult time maintaining concentration throughout the hour. Closed captioning is a bonus. This documentary will be useful for schools, colleges, and specialized organizations offering programs on the environment and on children's health.
Go to Media Resources Center Entry Page Copyright (C) 1996 by the Library, University of California, Berkeley. All rights reserved. Document maintained on server: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ by Gary Handman, Head, Media Resources Center. Last update 7/25/96. Server manager: webman@library.berkeley.edu

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