I almost didn’t read this because of The Guardian‘s sensational-sounding headline.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/jun/12/the-grab-documentary-review

«“The 20th century had Opec,” says Halverson in the film. “In the future, we’re going to have Food Pec.”

That trend is already under way, from Mexico’s avocado militias to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which the film argues was motivated, in part, by Putin’s desire to control a bread basket.»

Emphasis mine.

«“If you use the words ‘climate change’, in a lot of these films, 50% of the country turns off,” she said. “The people that need to be hearing this are not just in blue states and not in this sort of environmentalist echo chamber, but just people, farmers who are walking out and seeing their wells dry.”»

Gotta end on a positive note:

«The Grab suggests doom, and the climate emergency is here, formidable and devastating. But the question of producing enough food to feed the planet is “totally solvable”, said Halverson. “There’s enough water to grow enough food, to make enough calories to feed everybody on the planet today.” The question, instead, is whether people can see the problems and overcome self-interest or profit motives to solve them. “The hope with the film is that we’ve connected together the pieces so that people can see the problem,” said Halverson, “and with good information now in hand, we can all begin to work and put together a world that we all want to live in.”»