Synopsis
- The ground in Paraguay is perfect for the cultivation of soy. In recent years, countless acres of forest have been chopped down to make room for the growing of this protein-rich bean. The land of a farmer named Geronimo is now completely surrounded by soy plantations. These are generously sprayed with pesticides - poison that only the genetically modified soy plants are immune to. Unfortunately, the pesticides spread farther than the boundaries of the soy fields. So not only is there less and less land for the campesinos, or local farmers like Geronimo, but it also becomes impossible for them to cultivate healthy crops themselves. In Raising Resistance, Bettina Borgfeld and David Bernet capture the campesinos as they revolt against the enormous soy business in their country. Led by the ever-friendly Geronimo, they squat a section of farmland, try to stop the spraying of pesticides, and make their voices heard in the media. The filmmakers also give the floor to the large landowners.
Crew
- Director: David Bernet, Bettina Borgfeld
- Screenplay: Bettina Borgfeld, David Bernet, Christin Stolz
- Director of photography: Marcus Winterbauer
- Editor (Cut): Inge Schneider
Awards
- (2011) PRIX SRG SSR für den BEST SWISS FILM, Visions du Réel, Nyon
- (2011) Nominierung Green Screen Award, IDFA, Amsterdam
- (2011) Nominierung Oxfam Global Justice Award, IDFA, Amsterdam
- (2012) GOLDEN BUTTERFLY, Movies That Matter Filmfestival, Den Haag
- (2012) HONORABLE MENTION, Real Earth Festial, New Zealand
- (2012) DEUTSCHER UMWELT- UND NACHHALTIGKEITSFILMPREIS, Naturvision Festival, Ludwigsburg
- (2012) BEST NATIVE & INDIGENOUS CULTURES AWARD, Cine Festival Montana
- (2012) BEST FILM IN FOOD & AGRICULTURE ISSUES, Cine Festival Montana
- (2012) 2012 DEUTSCHER NATURFILMPREIS 2012, Darss
- (2012) BILD-KUNST Schnitt Preis Dokumentarfilm, Köln
- (2013) NONFIKTIONALE Beste Regie
- (2013) EXPOSE AWARD, Peace on Earth Festival
- (2013) BESTE KÜNSTLERISCHE LEISTUNG, Ökofilmtour
- (2013) BESTER FILM, Ecozine Festival
- (2013) EINE WELT FILMPREIS NRW 2013
- (2014) GLOBAL ISSUES AWARD, Japan Wildlife Filmfestival 2013
Festivals
- (2011) Vision du Réel, Nyon
- (2011) IDFA, Amsterdam
- (2012) Good Food Film Festival, Amsterdam
- (2012) Movies that matter, Den haag
- (2012) Human Rights Film Festival, London
- (2012) Filmfest Hamburg
- (2012) Solothurner Filmtage
- (2012) Docpoint Helsinki
- (2012) Roma Independent Film Festival
- (2012) Real Earth Filmfestival
- (2012) Festival Internacional de Cine de Derechos Humanos
- (2012) Naturvision Ludwigsburg
- (2012) Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival
- (2012) Cine International Filmfestival
- (2012) Darsser Naturfilmfestival
- (2012) DocsDF México
- (2012) Festival Pantalla Latina
- (2012) Cine Latina
- (2012) Festival Filmar en América Latina, Genf
- (2012) Filmtage Luzern
- (2012) CoalMine
- (2012) Human Rights Film Festival, Birmingham
- (2013) Ökofilmtour
