Fredrik Gertten

CarlFredrik (von) Gertten is a Swedish filmmaker and journalist. Gertten worked asa journalist for newspapers, radio and television in Africa, Latin America,Asia and Europe during the 1980s and 1990s. In 1995 he published the travelbook Ung man söker världen (Young man looking for the World) through thepublisher Gong Gong förlag. He wrote for the newspaper Arbetet from 1990 untilit ceased publication in 2000 and for Kvällsposten in 2001-2003. He has alsobeen the producer of documentaries and entertainment shows for the Swedishtelevision channels SVT, TV 4 and TV 3. In 2009, Gertten's production company wassued for defamation by Dole Food Company after the US screening of Bananas!, adocumentary film about a conflict between Dole and banana plantation workers inNicaragua over alleged cases of sterility caused by the pesticide DBCP. Thecourt ruled in favor of the production company, and the lawsuit became thesubject of Gertten's 2011 documentary Big Boys Gone Bananas!.