Hang out with the police, protesters, and biotechnology activists at The National Democratic Convention in Los Angeles and find out what's in those potato chips you've been eating. How many people know that genetically altered foods have been on grocery store shelves in the United States since 1995? You'll also learn about the terminator seed, an infertile seed developed by Monsanto and the United States Department of Agriculture that requires farmers to buy new seed year after year after year. Terminator Seed has traveled to 47 states and 34 countries including Russia, China,Kazakhstan, Vietnam, Turkey, Malaysia and Kenya and won awards at Earth Vision and International SASÀ Award 2003 Film Festival. Read more about its travels here. Total Running Time: 6 minutes Completion date: December 2000 Director/Producer: Nina Rota Editor/Writer: Patric Hedlund Composer: Carolyn Stockbridge Photographer: Julia Brandreth

For more information about genetically engineered food, please contact: The State PIRGs Safe Foods Campaign FoodFirst Organic Consumer's Association Pesticide Action Network