Food Chains

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Food Chains
Release poster
Directed bySanjay Rawal
Written byErin Barnett
Sanjay Rawal
Produced bySmriti Keshari
Hamilton Fish
Sanjay Rawal
StarringEve Ensler
Barry Estabrook
Dolores Huerta
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Kerry Kennedy
Eva Longoria
Eric Schlosser
Forest Whitaker
CinematographyForest Woodward
Edited byErin Barnett
Music byGil Talmi
Macklemore
Distributed byScreen Media
Release date
  • February 2014 (2014-02) (Berlinale)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Food Chains is a 2014 American documentary film about agricultural labor in the United States directed by Sanjay Rawal. It was the Recipient of the 2015 James Beard Foundation Award for Special/Documentary.[1]

Summary

In

Napa Valley.[4]

Production

The film was produced by actress and Democratic fundraiser Eva Longoria, Fast Food Nation author Eric Schlosser, and heiress Abigail Disney, among others.[4]

It was presented at the

Tribeca Film Festival and the Napa Valley Film Festival.[2][4] Shortly after, Screen Media purchased the distribution rights for North America.[2] A Spanish version, narrated by actor Demián Bichir was released.[3]

Critical reception

In a review for

New York Times called the film 'rousing' and 'emphatic and empathetic.'.[6]

References

  1. ^ James Beard Foundation, / The 2015 Book, Broadcast, and Journalism Awards: Complete Winner Recap, James Beard Foundation, April 24, 2015
  2. ^ a b c d Dave McNary, Eva Longoria’s ‘Food Chains’ Documentary Getting U.S. Distribution, Variety, March 31, 2014
  3. ^ a b c d e Frank Scheck, 'Food Chains': Film Review, The Hollywood Reporter, November 24, 2014
  4. ^ a b c d Tara Duggan, Documentary shows how those who pick our food get a raw deal, San Francisco Chronicle, November 25, 2014
  5. ^ Elizabeth Weitzman, 'Food Chains': Movie Review, The New York Daily News, November 20, 2014
  6. ^ Jeannette Catsoulis, In for a Penny, in for a Pound, and Better Work Conditions, The New York Times, November 20, 2014

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