Into the Weeds

{{Infobox film | name = Into the Weeds | image = | caption = | director = [[Jennifer Baichwal]] | producer = Jennifer Baichwal<br>[[Nicholas de Pencier]] | writer = Jennifer Baichwal | starring = Dewayne "Lee" Johnson | music = | cinematography = Nicholas de Pencier<br>John Price | editing = [[Roland Schlimme]]<br>[[David Wharnsby]] | studio = Mercury Films | distributor = | runtime = 96 minutes | released = {{film date|2022|04|28|[[Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival|Hot Docs]]}} | country = Canada | language = English }}

'''''Into the Weeds''''' is a 2022 Canadian documentary film, directed by [[Jennifer Baichwal]].<ref name=realscreen>[https://realscreen.com/2022/04/28/hot-docs-22-jennifer-baichwal-talks-hot-docs-opening-film-into-the-weeds/ "Hot Docs ’22: Jennifer Baichwal talks Hot Docs opening film “Into the Weeds”"]. ''[[RealScreen]]'', April 28, 2022.</ref> The film centres on Dewayne "Lee" Johnson, the California man whose terminal cancer is claimed to be due to exposure to the herbicide product [[Roundup (herbicide)|Roundup]] led to the landmark ''[[Johnson v. Monsanto Co.]]'' court case.<ref>Jennie Punter, [https://variety.com/2022/film/global/jennifer-baichwal-hot-docs-into-the-weeds-1235254277/ "‘Into the Weeds’ Director on Revealing the Effects of Weed-Killer on Human Health and the Environment"]. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', April 29, 2022.</ref>

The film premiered as the opening film of the 2022 [[Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival]],<ref>Sadaf Ahsan, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2022/03/30/jennifer-baichwal-film-into-the-weeds-to-open-hot-docs-festival.html "Baichwal’s ‘Into the Weeds’ to open Hot Docs festival heavy on social justice"]. ''[[Toronto Star]]'', March 30, 2022.</ref> in advance of a planned television broadcast by [[CBC Television]] in fall 2022 as an episode of ''[[The Passionate Eye]]''.<ref name=realscreen/>

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==External links== * {{IMDb title|19298716}}

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