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TITLE |
Food, Inc. [videorecording] / Magnolia Pictures ; Participant Media ; River Road Entertainment present ; Developed with American Documentary, Inc. ; Perfect Meal, LLC. ; a film by Robert Kenner ; executive producers, William Pohlad, Jeff Skoll, Robin Schorr, Diane Weyermann ; producers, Robert Kenner, Elise Pearlstein ; co- producers, Eric Schlosser, Richard Pearce, Melissa Robledo ; writers, Robert Kenner, Elise Pearlstein, Kim Roberts ; directed by Robert Kenner. |
EDITION |
Widescreen. |
IMPRINT |
[Los Angeles, CA] : Magnolia Home Entertainment, 2009. |
DESCRIPTION |
1 videodisc (ca. 94 min.) : sd., col. with b&w seq. ; 4 3/4 in. |
NOTE |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2008. |
CONTENT NOTE |
Special feature: deleted scenes; celebrity public service announcements; resources; "You are what you eat: food with integrity" [segment originally broadcast on ABC News Nightline on June 16th, 2009 ; ca. 7 min.) ; "The amazing food detective: Snacktown smackdown" (by Kaiser Permanente ; animated children's segment with scenes from interactive game Snacktown Smackdown ; ca. 3 min.) ; information on the companion book of the same title ; original theatrical trailer ; links to related organizations. |
CREDITS |
Director of photography, Richard Pearce ; editor, Kim Roberts ; music, Mark Adler. |
SUMMARY |
Lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing how our nation's food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profits ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own e. |
AUDIENCE |
MPAA rating: PG; for some thematic material and disturbing images. |
LANGUAGE |
English audio with optional Spanish subtitles; closed- captioned. |
SUBJECT |
Agricultural industries -- United States. |
SUBJECT |
Agricultural processing -- Quality control. |
SUBJECT |
Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- United States. |
SUBJECT |
Agriculture -- Environmental aspects. |
SUBJECT |
Agriculture -- United States. |
SUBJECT |
Cereal products industry -- United States. |
SUBJECT |
Dairy products industry -- United States. |
SUBJECT |
Food adulteration and inspection -- United States. |
SUBJECT |
Food handling -- United States. |
SUBJECT |
Food industry and trade -- United States. |
SUBJECT |
Food industry and trade -- Quality control. |
SUBJECT |
Food prices -- United States. |
SUBJECT |
Foodborne diseases -- United States -- Personal narratives. |
SUBJECT |
Meat industry and trade -- United States. |
SUBJECT |
Produce trade -- United States. |
SUBJECT |
Product recall -- United States. |
SUBJECT |
Product safety -- United States. |
SUBJECT |
Documentary films. |
SUBJECT |
Feature films -- United States. local. |
SUBJECT |
Feature films. |
SUBJECT |
Nonfiction films. |
SUBJECT |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
DISCIPLINE |
SBA (School-based Assessment) - English. |
OTHER AUTHOR |
Adler, Mark. cmp. |
OTHER AUTHOR |
Hirshberg, Gary. ive. |
OTHER AUTHOR |
Kenner, Robert, 1950- pro drt aus. |
OTHER AUTHOR |
Pearlstein, Elise. pro aus. |
OTHER AUTHOR |
Pollan, Michael. ive. |
OTHER AUTHOR |
Roberts, Kim. aus flm. |
OTHER AUTHOR |
Salatin, Joel. ive. |
OTHER AUTHOR |
Schlosser, Eric. ive. |
OTHER AUTHOR |
American Documentary, Inc. |
OTHER AUTHOR |
Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm). |
OTHER AUTHOR |
Magnolia Pictures (Firm). |
OTHER AUTHOR |
Participant Media. |
OTHER AUTHOR |
Perfect Meal, LLC (Firm). |
OTHER AUTHOR |
River Road Entertainment (Firm). |
OTHER TITLE |
Food, Incorporated. |