Antidote
Episode 51
OCCUPY THE FARM Protests & the Fight to Protect Agricultural Land From Privatization
OCCUPY THE FARM, a documentary about the protest at the University of California’s Gill Tract research station, is looked at with director Todd Darling. Darling explains the social movement inspired by the doc, the importance of urban agriculture and food sovereignty and the ongoing effort to protect public natural resources from commercial privatization, in this uncensored Antidote interview hosted by Michael Parker.
Photo Credit: Kelly Johnson
Episode Breakdown
00:01 Welcoming Todd Darling to Antidote.
00:30 OCCUPY THE FARM & the privatization of public natural resources.
03:30 Land grant universities, the Gill Tract and the University of California.
05:00 OCCUPY THE FARM, Clip: Trailer.
07:40 Monsanto links and the University of California vs. the Occupy movement.
14:05 Whole foods and the University’s plan for the land.
16:35 University retaliation and police raids against protesters.
20:40 What did the protests accomplish?
25:30 Urban farms and the food justice movement.
31:00 The California coastline and who is controlling our public resources?
35:50 Thanks and goodbye.
Guest Bio
Todd Darling is the director of OCCUPY THE FARM. Darling is a veteran filmmaker. He’s worked as a director and editor for MTV. He’s also worked on the broadcast of five Olympic Games, edited over 50 nationally broadcast television shows, covered a revolution as a freelance journalist, and directed independent films. His directing and editing credits include the reality show “Laguna Beach” for MTV (2004-2006), the feature documentary, “A Snow Mobile for George” (2009) about a cross-country trip to Washington, DC, now available on Netflix, and the 30-minute documentary short, “Black Rock Horse”, about one of Burning Man’s boldest art projects.
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