Dirty Business: Food Exports to the United States
Produced & Directed by Jon Silver
Co-Producer: Mike Kostyal
Dirty Business starts with the relocation to Mexico of almost 400 food-processing jobs from California by Pillsbury-Green Giant. Many impacts of agribusiness in Mexico, from child labor and harsh living conditions to widespread environmental degradation, are explored in disturbing detail.
"A powerful expose of the human and environmental tradegy caused by agribusiness investment in Mexico. Compelling scenes point to the impacts of runaway industries, fortelling the consequences of a U.S.-Mexico free trade agreement...an excellent educational resrouce."
–Craig Merrilees, National Toxics Campaign
"Put together child labor, poisoned waters, and huge corporations on the rampage, and you get Dirty Business, a tough documentary"
–-Alexander Cockburn, The Nation
Best Documentary Short, US Enviromental Film Festival
Silver Apple Award, National Educational Film Festival
Running Time: 15 minutes
$75 Institutions or $35 Individuals
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