BYOD – Dole’s Corporate Greed with Fredrik Gertten of Big Boys Gone Bananas

thelip.tv www.facebook.com www.facebook.com twitter.com EPISODE SYNOPSIS: BANANAS!*, Fredrik Gertten’s film about the struggle of Latin American farm workers, drew such a backlash from Dole Fruit and their lawyers that “supporters” of the arts disowned it and called it “irresponsible” for fear of reprisal. Gertten joins BYOD to talk about the daunting task of facing a multi-national corporation with only a small team of dedicated filmmakers, and the extent that Dole has gone to slander him in the media and artistic community. The struggle has been documented in his new film, “Big Boys Gone Bananas,” and we get deep into the rewards and enormous difficulty of making a truthful film about big dirty business. GUEST BIO: Fredrik Gertten is an award winning director and journalist based in Malmö, Sweden. In 1994 he founded the production company WG Film. Before he worked as a foreign correspondent and columnist for radio, TV and press in Africa, Latin America, Asia and around Europe. Today he combines filmmaking with a role as a creative producer on WG Film – famous for local stories with a global understanding, with several films catching the identity and transformation of his hometown. Featuring international stars like footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic in True Blue – The way back and architect Santiago Calatrava in The Socalist, the Architect and the Twister Tower, among others. Dole Food company made his film BANANAS! * controversial by suing the company, producer and director …