# Into the Weeds

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2022 Canadian film

Into the Weeds Directed by Jennifer Baichwal Written by Jennifer Baichwal Produced by Jennifer Baichwal Nicholas de Pencier Starring Dewayne "Lee" Johnson Cinematography Nicholas de Pencier John Price Edited by Roland Schlimme David Wharnsby Production company Mercury Films Release date April 28, 2022 (2022-04-28) (Hot Docs) Running time 96 minutes Country Canada Language English

***Into the Weeds*** is a 2022 Canadian documentary film, directed by [Jennifer Baichwal](/source/Jennifer_Baichwal).[1] 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](/source/Roundup_(herbicide)) led to the landmark *[Johnson v. Monsanto Co.](/source/Johnson_v._Monsanto_Co.)* court case.[2]

The film premiered as the opening film of the 2022 [Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival](/source/Hot_Docs_Canadian_International_Documentary_Festival),[3] in advance of a planned television broadcast by [CBC Television](/source/CBC_Television) in fall 2022 as an episode of *[The Passionate Eye](/source/The_Passionate_Eye)*.[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-realscreen_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-realscreen_1-1) ["Hot Docs ’22: Jennifer Baichwal talks Hot Docs opening film “Into the Weeds”"](https://realscreen.com/2022/04/28/hot-docs-22-jennifer-baichwal-talks-hot-docs-opening-film-into-the-weeds/). *[RealScreen](/source/RealScreen)*, April 28, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Jennie Punter, ["‘Into the Weeds’ Director on Revealing the Effects of Weed-Killer on Human Health and the Environment"](https://variety.com/2022/film/global/jennifer-baichwal-hot-docs-into-the-weeds-1235254277/). *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))*, April 29, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Sadaf Ahsan, ["Baichwal’s ‘Into the Weeds’ to open Hot Docs festival heavy on social justice"](https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2022/03/30/jennifer-baichwal-film-into-the-weeds-to-open-hot-docs-festival.html). *[Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star)*, March 30, 2022.

## External links

- [*Into the Weeds*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19298716/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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