Food, Inc., Magnolia Pictures ; Participant Media & 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
Type
Label
Food, Inc., Magnolia Pictures ; Participant Media & 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
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG; for some thematic material and disturbing images
Main title
Food, Inc.
Medium
DVD
Oclc number
429531017
Responsibility statement
Magnolia Pictures ; Participant Media & 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
Runtime
91
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
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Food, Incorporated
Classification
Contributor
- Magnolia Pictures (Firm)
- Pearlstein, Elise.
- Robledo, Melissa.
- Skoll, Jeff.
- Pearce, Richard, 1943-
- American Documentary, Inc
- Roberts, Kim, (Motion picture editor)
- Adler, Mark.
- Weyermann, Diane.
- Pollan, Michael.
- Participant Media
- Kenner, Robert, 1950-
- Salatin, Joel.
- Pohlad, William.
- River Road Entertainment (Firm)
- Schlosser, Eric.
- Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Schorr, Robin.
- Hirshberg, Gary.
Subject
- Documentary films
- Produce trade -- United States -- DVD
- Food prices -- United States -- DVD
- Agriculture -- United States -- DVD
- Nonfiction films
- Food handling -- United States -- DVD
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Cereal products industry -- United States -- DVD
- Food industry and trade -- United States -- DVD
- Product safety -- United States -- DVD
- Meat industry and trade -- United States -- DVD
- Foodborne diseases -- United States -- DVD
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- Classification1
- Contributor19
- Magnolia Pictures (Firm)
- Pearlstein, Elise.
- Robledo, Melissa.
- Skoll, Jeff.
- Pearce, Richard, 1943-
- American Documentary, Inc
- Roberts, Kim, (Motion picture editor)
- Adler, Mark.
- Weyermann, Diane.
- Pollan, Michael.
- Participant Media
- Kenner, Robert, 1950-
- Salatin, Joel.
- Pohlad, William.
- River Road Entertainment (Firm)
- Schlosser, Eric.
- Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Schorr, Robin.
- Hirshberg, Gary.
- Genre3
- Subject12
- Documentary films
- Produce trade -- United States -- DVD
- Food prices -- United States -- DVD
- Agriculture -- United States -- DVD
- Nonfiction films
- Food handling -- United States -- DVD
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Cereal products industry -- United States -- DVD
- Food industry and trade -- United States -- DVD
- Product safety -- United States -- DVD
- Meat industry and trade -- United States -- DVD
- Foodborne diseases -- United States -- DVD
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- resource.cinematographer1
- Composer1
- resource.consultant1
- Director1
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- Interviewee4
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