Food, Inc. [videorecording] / Magnolia Pictures ; Participant Media and River Road Entertainment present a film by Robert Kenner ; director of photography, Richard Pearce ; co-producers, Eric Schlosser, Richard Pearce, Melissa Robledo ; executive producers, William Pohlad, Jeff Skoll, Robin Schorr, Diane Weyermann ; producers, Robert Kenner, Elise Pearlstein ; directed by Robert Kenner ; writers, Robert Kenner, Elise Pearlstein, Kim Roberts ; developed with American Documentary, Inc.
Kenner, Robert, 1950-; Pearce, Richard, 1943-; Schlosser, Eric.; Robledo, Melissa.; Pohlad, William.; Skoll, Jeff.; Schorr, Robin.; Weyermann, Diane.; Pearlstein, Elise.; Roberts, Kim.; Pollan, Michael.; Hirshberg, Gary.; Salatin, Joel.; Adler, Mark.; Magnolia Pictures (Firm); Participant Media.; River Road Entertainment (Firm); American Documentary, Inc.; Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm)
2009
HD9005 .F66 2009
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Title Food, Inc. [videorecording] / Magnolia Pictures ; Participant Media and River Road Entertainment present a film by Robert Kenner ; director of photography, Richard Pearce ; co-producers, Eric Schlosser, Richard Pearce, Melissa Robledo ; executive producers, William Pohlad, Jeff Skoll, Robin Schorr, Diane Weyermann ; producers, Robert Kenner, Elise Pearlstein ; directed by Robert Kenner ; writers, Robert Kenner, Elise Pearlstein, Kim Roberts ; developed with American Documentary, Inc.
Edition Widescreen.
Imprint [Los Angeles, CA] : Magnolia Home Entertainment, 2009.
Language English
Language Note In English with optional Spanish subtitles.
Closed-captioned.
Description 1 videodisc (ca. 91 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Other Standard Identifiers 876964002165
Call Number HD9005 .F66 2009
Dewey Decimal Classification 338.19
Distributor No. 10216 Magnolia Home Entertainment
Summary Explores the U.S. commercial food industry, examining corporate control of supply and market. The film seeks to demonstrate how the incentive for corporate profit can overwhelm consumer health needs, as well as the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and the environment. Reveals various details of food ingredients and additives, and how contemporary mass production methods of food affects U.S. culture.
Note Originally produced as a motion picture in 2008.
Special features: deleted scenes (38 min.); celebrity public service announcements (8 min.); "You are what you eat: food with integrity" segment originally broadcast on ABC News Nightline on June 16th, 2009 (8 min.); "The amazing food detective: Snacktown smackdown" promotion of children's interactive website created by Kaiser Permanente (3 min.); "Resources" text weblinks; "Food, inc. - the book" summary; theatrical trailer (3 min.).
Interviewees include Eric Schlosser, Michael Pollan, Gary Hirshberg, Joel Salatin.
Credits Music, Mark Adler ; editor, Kim Roberts ; special consultant, Michael Pollan.
Audience MPAA rating: PG; for some thematic material and disturbing images.
System Details Note DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen format (1.78:1); Dolby digital 5.1, Dolby digital 2.0.
Added Author Kenner, Robert, 1950-
Pearce, Richard, 1943-
Schlosser, Eric.
Robledo, Melissa.
Pohlad, William.
Skoll, Jeff.
Schorr, Robin.
Weyermann, Diane.
Pearlstein, Elise.
Roberts, Kim.
Pollan, Michael.
Hirshberg, Gary.
Salatin, Joel.
Adler, Mark.
Added Corporate Author Magnolia Pictures (Firm)
Participant Media.
River Road Entertainment (Firm)
American Documentary, Inc.
Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm)
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