Manufacturing Ignorance (2020)
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.
Directors: Franck Cuveillier, Pascal Vasselin.
https://www.zed.fr/en/tv/distribution/catalogue/programme/manufacturing-ignorance
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Pascal Vasselin as Narrator (voice) |
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Fani Hatjina as Herself |
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Matthias Groß as Himself |
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Linsey McGoey as Herself |
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Naomi Oreskes as Herself |
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Stéphane Foucart as Himself |
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Catherine Collinet as Herself (archive footage) |
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Stanton A. Glantz as Himself |
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Yves Gingras as Himself |
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Stephan Lewandowsky as Himself |
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Marcel Goldberg as Himself |
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Carlos Sonnenschein as Himself |
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Ana Soto as Herself |
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Frederick vom Saal as Himself |
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Erwin Neher as Himself |
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Steven Milloy as Himself (archive footage) |
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David Chavalarias as Himself |
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James M. Taylor as Himself |
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Jim Lakely as Himself |
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Frederick Singer as Himself (archive footage) |
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Morton Downey, Jr. as Himself (archive footage) |
| Camera | Pascal Vasselin | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Franck Cuveillier | Director |
| Directing | Pascal Vasselin | Director |
| Editing | Cécile Stephan | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Filippos Vardakas | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Pascal Vasselin | Writer |
| Sound | Anastasios Gikas | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Sven Jensen-Brakelman | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Amandine Louis | Production Coordinator |
| Writing | Stéphane Foucart | Co-Writer |
| Production | Gaëlle Guyader | Producer |
| Writing | Mathias Girel | Co-Writer |
| Directing | Laurie Chevrot | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Louka Vasselin-Novaes | Additional Music |
| Production | Anne-France Pelerin | Production Manager |
| Production | Simon Gadrey | Post Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Julien Jaouen | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Andréa Beoletto | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Franck Cuveillier | Sound |
| Crew | Georges Lafitte | Mix Technician |
| Production | Gwendal Ropars | Post Production Coordinator |
| Editing | Guillaume Quignard | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Fabien Farrachi | Animation |
| Editing | Vanessa Colombel | Color Grading |
| Writing | Franck Cuveillier | Writer |
| Writing | Jean-Christophe Ribot | Co-Writer |
| Production | Marion Papillon | Production Coordinator |
| Directing | Mathieu Charrière | Assistant Director |
