Canada202297minColorDocumentary15
INTO THE WEEDS follows groundskeeper Dewayne “Lee” Johnson and his fight for justice against Monsanto (now Bayer). Johnson’s case was the first to go to trial in a series of lawsuits involving tens of thousands of plaintiffs claiming Monsanto’s weed killer Roundup, or its industrial counterpart Ranger Pro, contributed to their cancer. The film follows this groundbreaking trial, while also stepping back to consider the systemic effects of the world’s most widely used herbicide. By telling Johnson’s story, INTO THE WEEDS ultimately considers whether this kind of David vs. Goliath fight is capable of instigating lasting and substantial change.
Jennifer Baichwal
Jennifer Baichwal has been directing and producing documentaries for 25 years. Among other films, installation lens-based projects, she has made nine features which have played all over the world and won multiple awards nationally and internationally including Emmy. Baichwal sits on the board of Swim Drink Fish Canada, and is a member of the Ryerson University School of Image Arts Advisory Council. She has been a Director of the Board of the Toronto International Film Festival since 2016. INTO THE WEEDS is Baichwal’s tenth feature documentary
Director Jennifer Baichwal
Producer Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencie
Script Jennifer Baichwal
Cinematography Nicholas de Pencier, JohnPrice
Editing David Wharnsby, Roland Schlimme
Music Martin Tielli, Daniel Lanois
Sound Nicholas de Pencier, John Price
Production Mercury Films Inc.
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