Into the Weeds
Into the Weeds is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Jennifer Baichwal and released in 2022.[1] The film centres on Dewayne "Lee" Johnson, the California man whose health problems after longterm exposure to glyphosate in the herbicide product Roundup led to the landmark Johnson v. Monsanto Co. court case.[2]
| Into the Weeds | |
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| Directed by | Jennifer Baichwal |
| Written by | Jennifer Baichwal |
| Produced by | Jennifer Baichwal Nicholas de Pencier |
| Starring | Dewayne "Lee" Johnson |
| Cinematography | Nicholas de Pencier John Price |
| Edited by | Roland Schlimme David Wharnsby |
Production company | Mercury Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The film premiered as the opening film of the 2022 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival,[3] in advance of a planned television broadcast by CBC Television in fall 2022 as an episode of The Passionate Eye.[1]
References
- "Hot Docs ’22: Jennifer Baichwal talks Hot Docs opening film “Into the Weeds”". RealScreen, April 28, 2022.
- Jennie Punter, "‘Into the Weeds’ Director on Revealing the Effects of Weed-Killer on Human Health and the Environment". Variety, April 29, 2022.
- Sadaf Ahsan, "Baichwal’s ‘Into the Weeds’ to open Hot Docs festival heavy on social justice". Toronto Star, March 30, 2022.
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