"Mad" Directed by Derek Johnson

In December of 2003, the world heard about the first case of Mad Cow in the United States. Since then many Americans have been partially informed about Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy or BSE (Mad Cow Disease) and its human counterpart vCJD. This is not an anti-meat eating film. This film will document current scientific and political views surrounding the two brain wasting diseases. The stories covered in the film will be listed below. * This relatively new disease called Variant Creutzfeld Jakob Disease or vCJD (Human Mad Cow has acquired vast interest in the Media (a fear driven machine). This documentary is not meant to spread mass fear amongst the people, but will explore the consumer confidence and political psychosis surrounding these diseases. This film will develop a conversation between doctors, farmers, victims and other experts on the subject of BSE/CJD. The film will be a historical document about the problems, causes and possible solutions of Mad Cow from farm to fork. The audience will discover scientific facts and political reactions to the current events. There is much blind faith in the safety of the food we consume. As the world evolves there will be new diseases. How we choose to deal with them today will decide our fate and our childrens fate for generations. The intended goal of this film is to raise political, social and scientific awareness of BSE/CJD Which will hopefully instigate testing every cow used for consumption in the USA.