Hooked on food

(BE, FR)

Short film - Documentary

Finished - Minor

2012 - 53 min - Enquête - FR

Director : Sylvie Deleule, Rémy Burkel

Screenplay : Rémy Burkel, Sylvie Deleule, Laure Noualhat

Producer : Eklektik Productions (BE), Program 33 (FR)

Partners : RTBF (BE), France 2, RTS (CH), TV5 Monde

Synopsis

What leads us to consume all this junk food, to the point where it is making us more and more unhealthy?

Why are we so hooked on this stuff?

Just what kind of feast are the agribusiness giants cooking up for us in their kitchens?

New technologies brought with them more than their fair share of fears and health scandals. In recent years, the public has become aware of the collective poisoning that results from intensive farming and from the industrialisation of food production, yet we nevertheless continue to consume these products.

Why are we so hooked on this stuff?