Manufacturing Ignorance (2020)

  • NR
  • 11/23/2020 (BE)
  • Documentary, TV Movie
  • 1h 37m

Overview

Tobacco, climate change, pesticides,... Never has scientific knowledge seemed so vast, detailed and shared. And yet it appears to be increasingly challenged. It is no longer surprising to see private corporations put strategies in place to confuse the public debate and paralyze political decision-making. Overwhelmed by excess of information, how can we, as citizens, sort out fact from fiction? One by one, this film dismantles the workings of this clever manoeuvre that aims to turn science against itself. Thanks to declassified archives, graphic animations and testimonies from experts, lobbyists and politicians, this investigation plunges us into the science of doubt. Along with a team of experts (philosophers, economists, cognitive scientists, political men, or even agnotologists), we explore concrete examples of doubt making and try to understand the whole process and the issues behind it.

Franck Cuveillier

Director, Writer

Pascal Vasselin

Director, Writer

Cast

Pascal Vasselin's headshot

Pascal Vasselin

Narrator (voice)
Fani Hatjina's headshot

Fani Hatjina

Herself
Matthias Groß's headshot

Matthias Groß

Himself
Linsey McGoey's headshot

Linsey McGoey

Herself
Naomi Oreskes's headshot

Naomi Oreskes

Herself
Stéphane Foucart's headshot

Stéphane Foucart

Himself
Catherine Collinet's headshot

Catherine Collinet

Herself (archive footage)
Stanton A. Glantz's headshot

Stanton A. Glantz

Himself

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