Sludge Watch ==> Hijacked Future Premiers March 22 on Global TV

[Maureen Reilly]

Sludgewatch Admin:
The  recent Augusta Georgia court case shows us that milk contaminated with 
arsenic, thallium, and cadmium from dairy cows poisoned with sewage sludge 
was released to grocery stories.

This film is timely:  Hijacked Future

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ashnan.films at gmail.com

Premiere of "Hijacked Future" - a film about seeds, climate change, and the 
future of agriculture



It's 7 am: do you know where your toast came from?

Eating breakfast toast: a simple ritual to start the day. The bread probably 
came from a bakery or grocery store, but beyond that who knows where the 
wheat came from – never mind the seeds that grew the wheat. Do we need to 
know?

A new one-hour documentary created by award-winning producer David 
Springbett, Hijacked Future says yes, because those seeds that became the 
toast you ate this morning are being hijacked – right into a looming world 
food security catastrophe.

Airing March 22 on Global Television, Hijacked Future warns that our current 
agricultural system is unsustainable - one that will be unable to support us 
and our grandchildren in the future. It's an increasingly fragile system 
that literally runs on oil – from fertilizers and pesticides, to the trucks 
and planes that transport food – and is vulnerable to the effects of climate 
change. And the source of our food – seeds – is being hijacked by a handful 
of corporations from the farmers who have for millennia, grown and saved 
them.

Should anybody, the film asks, own seeds? Hijacked Future takes us from the 
grain fields of Saskatchewan, to farmers and seed banks in Ethiopia, to 
north of the Arctic Circle in Norway, where the "Doomsday" vault is 
stockpiling seeds for use in the event of a global crisis.

As the film says, "It all starts with the seed, and the stakes are high… 
because who controls the seed, controls the food… Who will control the seeds 
we plant, and the food we put on our tables?" Will our future be… Hijacked?

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HELP SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT HIJACKED FUTURE

Tune in to the broadcast premier on Global Currents on Global Television 
March 22, 2008 – check local listings for time.

Visit the film's website at www.hijackedfuture.com.

View and share the trailer on YouTube at: 
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=4mGiY-ovHnY.

Send feedback to Global at viewercontact at globaltv.com and let them know 
about the importance of making films about the state of our agricultural and 
food systems.

*Help us spread the word! Please forward this message to your friends, 
family, and neighbours!*
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Hijacked Future, an Ashnan Films production, was produced in association 
with Global Television, a division of Canwest Media Inc., with a 
participation of the Canadian Television Fund, the assistance of Canadian 
Film or Video Production Tax Credit, the participation of The Province of 
British Columbia Film Incentive BC and with the financial support of British 
Columbia Film Project Development Fund.