Food, Inc (12A)
Wed 17 & Thu 18 Feb
Cinema £6.50 (£5.25)
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CloseDir: Robert Kenner
US 2008 94mins
Cast: Michael Pollan, Barbara Kowalcyk, Eric Schlosser
In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on the American food industry, exposing the highly mechanised underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of the government’s regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. The food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and the environment.
Featuring interviews with such experts as Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation), Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma, In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto) along with forward thinking social entrepreneurs like Stonyfield’s Gary Hirschberg and Polyface Farms’ Joel Salatin, Food, Inc. reveals surprising – and often shocking truths – about what we eat, how it’s produced, and where the American nation goes from here.
Following the screening on Thu 18 Feb at 6.30pm, there will be a Post Screening discussion lead by Professor Elizabeth Dowler of the Department of Sociology, Director of the Politics of Food and Contemporary Health Issue course at the University of Warwick.
PODCAST: Liz Dowler of Warwick University Sociology Department talks about food politics, to accompany Food Inc – see downloads
Dates & Times
| Wed 17 Feb | Cinema | 8:45pm | ||
| Thu 18 Feb | Cinema | 6:30pm |
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2 Comments
Hello I just wondered if there was anywhere i could get hold of this film.
Many Thanks
Tara Rutter at 8:59pm on Tue 9th Mar 2010
I don't believe it's out on DVD in the UK yet. We do have a Podcast in the downloads section though.
Warwick Arts Centre Staff
Keri, Marketing Team at 11:40am on Thu 11th Mar 2010