Endocrination
Sunday 05th October 2014 from 10h30 to 12h15
Salle 3 / IPGP
- Directed by
- Stéphane Horel
- Written by
- Stéphane Horel
- Produced by
- © What’s up Films
Documentary, France, 2014, 52 min
A countdown has begun in Brussels. Europe is considering a ban on endocrine disruptors, ubiquitous chemicals that hijack children's hormonal systems and impair their health. But the potential regulation is a threat for a vast array of economic interests. The future generations mandate an astute baby to lead a behind the scenes investigation of European democracy where industry, scientists and NGOs fight for influence.
The result of an 18-monthinvestigation, ENDOCRINATION exposes the indulgence and sensitivity of the European institutions towards corporate influence. Attack of independant researchers, instrumentalisation of science, conflicts of interest : the film also lifts the veil on the various strategies used by the chemical and pesticides lobbies, borrowed from the tobacoo industry's tool box, to short-circuit the forthcoming regulation.
Debate with :
- Stéphane Horel, Director
- Robert Barouki, Director of Inserm Unit pharmacology toxicology and signaling
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More information about the director and the film here.