Merchants of Doubt

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Merchants of Doubt is a documentary inspired by Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway’s book of the same name, directed by Robert Kenner (Food Inc.).

Inspired by the acclaimed book by Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway, MERCHANTS OF DOUBT takes audiences on a satirically comedic, yet illuminating ride into the heart of conjuring American spin. Filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the curtain on a secretive group of highly charismatic, silver- tongued pundits-for-hire who present themselves in the media as scientific authorities – yet have the contrary aim of spreading maximum confusion about well-studied public threats ranging from toxic chemicals to pharmaceuticals to climate change.

Kenner was first exposed to this shadow conspiracy of misinformation when researching his last film Food Inc. “In the food world, I kept bumping into groups like ‘Center for Consumer Freedom’ that were doing everything in their power to keep us from knowing what’s in our food—it was Orwellian. This is the story of a small group of people who have been remarkably effective at getting the public to disregard the science behind many issues. They did it first with tobacco, then with chemicals and food, and now they’re doing it with climate change”

Merchants of Doubt is rated PG. Read our review here.