...Participant Media, River Road Entertainment and Magnolia Pictures Present A Magnolia Pictures Release FOOD, INC. A film by Robert Kenner 93 minutes, 35mm, 1.85 PRESS NOTES Distributor Contact: Matt Cowal Arianne Ayers Magnolia Pictures 49 W. 27th St., 7th Floor New York, NY 10001 (212) 924-6701 phone (212) 924-6742 fax publicity@magpictures.com Press Contact NY/Nat’l: Donna Daniels Public Relations Donna Daniels Lauren Schwartz Press Contact LA/Nat’l: mPRm Public Relations Alice Zou 5670 Wilshire Blvd., Ste 2500 Los Angeles, CA 90036 323.933.3399 ext. 4248 20 West 22nd Street, Suite 1410 New York, NY 10010 Ph: 347.254.7054 ddaniels@ddanielspr.net lschwartz@ddanielspr.net azou@mprm.com 49 west 27th street 7th floor new york, ny 10001 tel 212 924 6701 fax 212 924 6742 www.magpictures.com SYNOPSIS In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that's been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government's regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation's 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 our own environment. We have bigger-breasted chickens, the perfect pork chop, insecticide-resistant soybean seeds, even tomatoes that won't go bad, but we also have new strains of e coli--the harmful bacteria that causes illness for...
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...When watching the film Food Inc., one can examine film and identify the three components of a claim in the film- the grounds, warrants, and conclusions to the argument are all explicitly featured and given expansive detail. Through the use of case studies and typifying examples, director Robert Kenner is able to send a message to the audience about how real the problem is- industrialization of the food industry is killing consumers and the world that we live in, and Kenner offers ways in which we can change the conditions “one bite at a time.” Firstly, Kenner makes claims at the beginning of the film. In doing so he employs several forms of rhetorical devices- typifying examples, statistics, and the identification of people affected are...
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...a large impact on the way all food is processed. The top four meat packers now control over 80% of the market, compared to the past,when the top four meat packers controled 20% In America, whoever has the big bucks dictates how things are run. With money, there is no limit to what can be done. According the Youtube video, “Food Inc.” a perfect example of the desire for more is in the food industry. The narrator makes the argument that profit is put before the consumer’s well being, the legacy of the American farmer, workers safety, and our precious environment (Food Inc.) in many major corporations. I firmly believe that these corporations have put aside and have deliberately tried to hide the truth about how unhealthy the food they produce truly is for the American public. The documentary “Food Inc. produced by Robert Kenner and Eric Schlosser, takes an in depth look at America’s food industry and the terrible but completely legal way our food is genetically engineered. The purpose of this video is to shock the American public with clever filmography and facts about the food Americans consume everyday. The food industry is full of misconceptions. The youtube video, “Food Inc.” declares that the food industry is using deceiving images of agrarian America to sell their product. Images such as lush green fields, picket fences, silos, and 30’s farmhouse, but as the narrator asserts, “it’s the spinning of a pastoral fantasy”. In reality the food being consumed is coming from...
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...Documentary Review on Food, Inc. I have watched a documentary called Food, Inc. that is directed by award winning filmmaker Robert Kenner. This documentary discusses the preparation of food that we eat on a daily basis. A main concern and purpose of this film is to inform the public of what they are putting into their bodies. The documentary discusses that 47,000 products of food are available at our local grocery stores, but much of the food comes from the same factories. The documentary discusses two main areas of food we eat; meat and poultry, and corn. In the first section, it tells how many people eat food and not know where the meat and/or poultry come from. Only a handful of companies really control our food. Eighty percent of the foods we eat are produced by 4 major meat and poultry companies. The documentary continues to talk about the way chicken houses are kept, how they chickens are produced and the way they are grown. The second part discusses corn. This section discusses the way corn is used and how it is becoming a food to feed animals. Corn is used in a majority of everyday life items, such as, batteries. Fish are learning to also eat corn. Corn is becoming very popular within the farming and produce industry. In my opinion, this is a good documentary to watch. This is a good film if you are someone who likes to stay healthy and pays attention to what you eat. I believe everyone should watch the film because every individual should be concerned with what...
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...seeds are being introduced into New Mexico. The introduction of these seeds poses a threat to the small Mexican farmers who grow the chilies organically. The GM chilies threaten, “traditional seeds cultivated by Native American and Hispanic families.” 2. Pusztai, A. (2001, June). Genetically Modified Foods: Are they a Risk to Human/Animal Health. Retrieved from http://www.actionbioscience.org/biotech/pusztai.html Ph.D Arpad Pusztai puts his findings together about the digestion of GM foods. He put together an experiment where he fed GM potatoes to rats. The results from his experiment showed the rats digestive system slowed down and there was damage to it. 3. Cummins, J. (2007,April 24). Requiem for the Honeybee. ISIS. Retrieved from http://www.i-sis.org.uk/requiemForTheHoneybee.php Professor Joe Cummins pulls together his research about the decline of the honeybee. He believes that the pollen from GM crops causes damage to the bee when it comes to pollinate the crop/ flower. 4. Cendrowicz, L. ( 2010, March 9). Is Europe Finally Ready for Genetically Modified Foods?. Time. Retrieved from http://www.time.com Europe has long resisted the fight against GM foods. They have finally approve of GM potatoes to be grown for the production of paper rather than consumption. Many people are wary that it will turn into consumers eating the GM potatoe. 5. Netherwood, T., Martin-Orue, S., O’Donnell, A., Gockling, S., Graham, J., Mathers, J., Gilbert, H. (2004, February)...
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...Today people seem to be obsessed with their diets. Food is a high priority item on the lifestyle agenda with a marked focus on healthy eating. "You are what you eat," says Ayurveda, the ancient Indian science of life. Food is a basic human need. We always need to know what we eat because food affects practically all aspects of our life. Nowadays, in the manufacturing age, our society still faces the food problem. This is a problem of quality, not volume. Our producing system is capable of producing more food than we need, but how can we be sure about its quality? Is it healthy and useful or just fuel for our bodies? In this paper we will try to discover what we exactly eat and why. Really, food can easily become a tool to control society, which seems to be happening now. In our open society we have much more "taboo" questions than ever before. This is especially true when we start talking about food problems. This is a forbidden ground for most of us. Why does it happen? How can it be possible that people usually do not know how their food has been made? There are some enthusiasts who try to find answers. The "FOOD, INC." movie, directed by Robert Kenner, is one of the most famous sources devoted to this problem. This movie tells us how our food industry takes people under control. The papers, provided by professional scientists can show an impartial assessment of the problem discussed. Only studying different sources can help to find the truth. Our online writing...
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...Sanna Ispahany Ms McGuire ENG 3U1-02 16 April, 2012 Food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Every person in this room uses these some of the products produced under these three major industries several times a day, every day. Many of us believe that these products are safe for use and consumption; that the monitoring agencies put in place are doing their job. I too used to think that all of the products on the market were tested and unshakeably safe. I never would have begun to imagine that the hamburger at McDonald’s, or the shampoo I used, or the medicine I took could cause more harm than good. I never realized that these corporations were more concerned with their bottom lines than society. As consumers we place a great deal of trust in the manufacturers of our products to ensure their products are safe to use or consume and as consumers, these companies are robbing us of our right to know exactly what these products are, how they’re made, and what they contain. Most people have no idea of what really happens in these industries, and how these products come to be, as well as the shockingly low standards that exist. When I say cosmetics, I’m not talking about just makeup. I’m talking about deodorant, toothpaste, skin products, shampoo, conditioner, perfume, cologne, shaving cream, and hair products. These products are grossly neglected in terms of regulation; this is CLEARLY shown through products such as the “Pure and Gentle” Johnson’s baby shampoo which contained not one...
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...influenced and changed forever because of the technology revolution. Technological advancements come at us so quickly in the United States that we barely have time to absorb and understand the changes before the next changes are upon us. One of the most recent technological advancements is the development of GMO’s, or Genetically Modified Organisms. GMO’s are being used to develop our crops and everyday food, causing many consumers to worry about the effects of GMO’s on our health, environment, and our ecosystem. Questions are being raised as to whether GMO technologies have more negative or positive effects both now and in the future. The use of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO’S) in our crops is more detrimental than it is beneficial because GMO’s have possible negative environmental and health impacts and the consequences of using GMO’s is unknown and unpredicted. The benefits of using Genetically Modified Organism’s in our crops do not compare with the possible detrimental impacts on our environment and ecosystem, health, and the future of our planet. The use of GMO’s in food production is creating major environmental concerns both to the FDA and consumers. Unknown and unstudied chemicals that are being put into our environment with the GMO’s leave us uncertain about the damage being caused. Chemicals such as herbicides are being used in greater quantities to control weeds creating a possible vicious cycle. As weeds develop resistance, it forces a greater use of herbicides...
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...Film Review: When Strangers Click In today’s society, dating is not very easy to come by once you get older or think you have no hope in finding the one. Robert Kenner’s 2011 film, When Strangers Click, is a documentary film that is well worth the time to watch. The documentary focuses on five people that have used the internet for dating and their stories. From a woman turning thirty and having the fear of never finding love to a gay man that struggles being who he is, Kenner’s film is full of twisting and turning stories. As you watch with astonishment, the stories of these five strangers become absorbing and very unoriginal. We follow Kim, Dave, Beth, Ryan, and Jonas all very different from each other with their own unique stories. Kim is looking for her perfect guy in the tri-state area and ends up flying to Prague to meet a guy she has never spoken to besides on email. Her family is in for a very big surprise! Dave is a man that has confidence problems and turns to online dating to stay hidden from the truth for as long as possible. Beth is turning thirty and is terrified she is never going to find love. Internet dating gives her reassurance on her love life. Ryan is from a small town that looks down upon gays and never understands himself until he Googles the word “gay”. From there the internet opens up a wide variety of things he never knew and gives him an array of people to talk to. Jonas is your typical guy, always wishing he had something more in life. He lives...
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...Food Inc. is a very eye opening documentary to the American way of eating and even the American way of life. The investigative journalist Robert Kenner really digs deep behind the reasons why Americans have become so distanced from the source of their food. It is interesting to see to what extent large corporations control the American economy to the point of deciding what lands on the dinner plate of the lower class families. The interests of the people have become the veil of the interest of the large food pharmaceutical and oil corporations. The documentary shows quite interestingly how the large corporation’s lobbyists want to “protect” the people by furthering the people from the food and by making it tougher for the small family farms...
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...Food Inc. Summary and Response Mark Pearsall I’ve always been skeptical of the food on the shelves at the supermarket that claim they’re “100% Fresh!” or “Made from Real _____’s!” My response is “Shouldn’t you be fresh?” and “Shouldn’t you be made from that?” The movie “Food Inc.” examines the corporate effect on the food industry. This documentary ranges from discussing the meat packing industry and its effects on people, to the laws surrounding the use of corn and seed in farming. No topic in the food industry goes untouched in this movie and shortcut taken goes uncovered by director Robert Kenner. The secrets we have feared but have never known are told and shown to us in this movie. The first segment of the movie shows the corporate side of the meat packing industry. The advertising for clean farms where animals are raised to their highest maturity levels and then slaughtered is proven false as the movie shows factories with animals on what resemble assembly lines going on for miles. Chicken factories are shown where hundreds of baby chickens are put on conveyor belts taken through the factories where they are led to their end. But the factories aren’t as bad as the farms where hundreds of thousands chickens live in a dark farm where they defecate all over each other and haven’t ever seen light. This segment brings up the issue of animal treatment and health in the slaughterhouse. I personally don’t have a preference on how my animals are killed; the truth is that...
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...type of food you can think of. However, what the grocery stores do not want you to know is the process that food went through to be nicely packaged and ready for you to consume. It makes perfect sense why they would not want us to question such a thing. Why? Because food industries are hiding from us the immoral and vulgar ways they supply us with the food that we eat everyday. http://www.cbc.ca/passionateeye/episodes/food-inc Directed by Emmy winner Robert Kenner, Food, Inc. is a documentary filmed in 2008 with the purpose of exposing the real facts and hidden secrets behind the food...
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...J. & Bosch, L. (Directors) (2008). Food Matters [Documentary]. Permacology Productions. James Colquhoun had spent many years researching and studying nutrition at the Global College of Natural Medicine in Santa Cruz. His passion clearly lies within the food that we eat and has founded the concept of Food Matters. Laurentine ten Bosch holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business but her drive for better health led her to study nutrition at the same college as James. This is where they got together and started putting together the hit film Food Matters. Food Matters is a well put together series of interviews from leading nutritionists, doctors and researchers that give us information about what we eat and how it affects us. I think that the film is almost summed up entirely by quoting Hippocrates – “Let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food”. Kenner, R. (Director) (2008). Food Inc. [Documentary]. Participant Media. Robert is an Emmy award winning film maker that has produced films for National Geographic. His career in film making began in 1971 and continues to produce films still today. His most recent film is Food Inc. which examines the corporate farms of America to unfold the unethical, unhealthy and environmentally unfriendly practices that are behind them. His film tells us about the mass production on meat and how inhumane the practices are and then gets into vivid detail about the agriculture industry. Food Inc. is an eye opener for everyone and brings...
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...Is it important to have respect for how we treat our food? The background behind the food on our table can change how consumers see a McDonald's hamburger or an organic apple. Blake Hurst, author “The Omnivore’s Delusion: Against the Agri-Intellectuals” sees industrial farming as the more efficient way to go. The film, Food, Inc., however, shows how organic farming will benefit the consumers in many ways. These two groups can only criticize half of the consumer process because the other knows the other half is better than their way. Both Hurst and Food, Inc. want something to be done about the current food system but neither can agree on the perfect farmer characteristics. These groups seek to find more support for various types of...
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... Deal your Meal Wisely The production of food has been constantly evolving throughout the course of history. Originally, nature, man, and food worked in a unified cycle to create a sustainable and organized system. But as the demand for food dramatically increase, people revolutionized the production of food by transitioning from a strict traditional agricultural production to modern industrialization of food. For instance, in order to meet the rising demands of consumers, food producers learned how to use industrial procedures and chemicals such as fertilizers or growth hormones to enhance the food cultivating process for a larger volume, quantity, and profit. Today, we live in a world where food production is slowly drifting away from its natural ways, instead, an industrial business that is responsible for one of the largest grossing categories in our economy (“Food processing...” 1). Wendell Berry, an author and an environmental activist, provides interesting thoughts in his essay, “The Pleasures of Eating”. Berry expresses his concerns about how consumers naively buy their food, without having the knowledge of where and how the food is even produced. Berry proposes that consumers need to be aware that eating is included in the agricultural system due to the fact that all food is grown. The food industry is being contested by Berry because he makes a point that they have been controlling the food we consume by which causes consumers to give up their “freedom” in the topic of eating...
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