
Manufacturing Ignorance
Documentary · TV Movie
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.
Top Cast
Pascal Vasselin
Pascal Vasselin
Narrator (voice)
Pascal Vasselin
Narrator (voice)


Fani Hatjina
Fani Hatjina
Herself
Fani Hatjina
Herself


Matthias Groß
Matthias Groß
Himself
Matthias Groß
Himself


Linsey McGoey
Linsey McGoey
Herself
Linsey McGoey
Herself


Naomi Oreskes
Naomi Oreskes
Herself
Naomi Oreskes
Herself


Stéphane Foucart
Stéphane Foucart
Himself
Stéphane Foucart
Himself
Catherine Collinet
Catherine Collinet
Herself (archive footage)
Catherine Collinet
Herself (archive footage)


Stanton A. Glantz
Stanton A. Glantz
Himself
Stanton A. Glantz
Himself


Yves Gingras
Yves Gingras
Himself
Yves Gingras
Himself


Stephan Lewandowsky
Stephan Lewandowsky
Himself
Stephan Lewandowsky
Himself
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