Filmmaker: Deborah Koons-Garcia Film: The Future of Food
For the 2009 Film Festival we are honouring Deborah Koons Garcia whose provocative and detailed film, The Future Of Food, became the catalyst for so many authors and film makers in exposing the dangers and solutions to the toxicity of our food supply, and lifestyles that are disconnected from his very political, economic and social issue. We are pleased to announce that in addition to attending the Sunday night's Gala Awards Dinner and Ceremony to accept this award, Deborah Koons Garcia will head the list as one of Sunday night's keynote speakers.
Based on the best-selling book: Mad Cowboy: Plain Truth from the Cattle Rancher who won't eat meat. This film is a biography of former rancher-turned- environmentalist Howard Lyman. His journey has led him to organic agriculture, vegetarianism, and the politics as well as the tragedy of mad cow disease.
Filmmakers: Charlotte Gerson and Howard Strauss Film: The Beautiful Truth
Garrett is a 15-year old boy living in the Alaskan wilderness with a menagerie of orphaned animals. Growing up close with nature has given him a deep understanding of nutritional needs required by diet sensitive animals on the reserve. Unfortunately, the untimely and tragic death of his mother propelled him into a downward spiral and he risked flunking out of school. This led to his father’s decision to home-school Garrett.
His first assignment was to study a controversial book written by Dr. Max Gerson.
Written over 50 years ago, Dr. Gerson found that diet could, and did, cure cancer. Controversial
at the time (and even today), Garrett took on the challenge of researching this amazing therapy, which drew the interest of his neighbors in the small Alaskan community. With the help of Dr. Gerson’s daughter, Charlotte Gerson, and grandson, Howard Strauss, they gave him the ammunition needed to go in search for the truth – a truth that would affect not only him, but his entire Alaskan village – all of whom wanted to know if these claims were true. After a number of cancer patients, who were diagnosed as terminal, shared their stories and their medical records with Garrett, it became abundantly clear that, contrary to the disinformation campaign spear-headed by the multi-billion dollar medical and pharmaceutical industry, a cure for virtually all cancers and chronic diseases does exist – and has existed for over 80 years!
Deals with the failings of conventional cancer treatments and shows how conventional medicine wildly and deceptively - exaggerates the benefits of treatments, while minimizing the risks. It will provide you with the information you need to accurately assess the risks and benefits of any treatment and speak intelligently to your doctor about such treatments. There is also a section on the 'Cancer Industry' which explains the history behind cancer treatments, the suppression of alternative treatments and why chemotherapy,radiation and surgery are the only treatments available to mainstream medicine.
Film 2: Healing Cancer
Shows how cancer can be successfully healed with dietary treatments and natural supplementation.It explains common misconceptions about cancer, shows how diets designed to prevent and heal cancer are more successful than conventional treatments, discusses startling cancer research findings with T. Colin Campbell (The China Study) and has interviews with people who have reversed cancers using diet. It also discusses supplementation and why attitude is important in reversing not only cancer, but any disease.
Filmmakers: Holly Moss and Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau
Film:Money Talks: Profits Before Patient Safety
This 50-minute documentary was created to give an in-depth, academic perspective on the questionable marketing tactics of the pharmaceutical industry, and features the commentary of investigative journalists and medical professionals including Dr. John Abramson, author of Overdosed America, and Prescription Access Litigation Project Director, Alex Sugerman-Brozan. Other notable interviewees include Dr. Bob Goodman of Columbia University, founder of the ‘No Free Lunch’ program, and Dr. Jerome Hoffman of UCLA Medical School. This film received the Audience Vote as Best Film at the first ever Raw Lifestyle Film Festival in March 2007.
