Food Chains (2014)

There is so much interest in food these days yet there is almost no interest in the hands that pick that food. In the US, farm labor has always been one of the most difficult and poorly ... See full summary »

Director:

Sanjay Rawal

Writers:

Erin Barnett, Sanjay Rawal

Stars:

Eve Ensler, Barry Estabrook, Dolores Huerta

Cast

Credited cast:
Eve Ensler
Barry Estabrook	...	Himself
Dolores Huerta
Robert Kennedy Jr.
Kerry Kennedy
Eva Longoria	...	Herself
Alma Martinez	...	Narrator
Eric Schlosser	...	Himself
Forest Whitaker	...	Narrator

Storyline

There is so much interest in food these days yet there is almost no interest in the hands that pick that food. In the US, farm labor has always been one of the most difficult and poorly paid jobs and has relied on some of the nation's most vulnerable people. While the legal restrictions which kept people bound to farms, like slavery, have been abolished, exploitation still exists, ranging from wage theft to modern-day slavery. These days, this exploitation is perpetuated by the corporations at the top of the food chain: supermarkets. Their buying power has kept wages pitifully low and has created a scenario where desperately poor people are willing to put up with anything to keep their jobs.

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Plot Keywords:

two word title | 

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Taglines:

The revolution in America's fields

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 April 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fair Food

Box Office

Budget:

$913,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Illumine Group, Two Moons Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

*Think* about where your food comes from

Immokalee, Florida is right in my backyard....I live in nearby Naples. This peaceful struggle for fair food has been a mission of the church I belong to since the 1990's. This documentary is very well done and historically accurate. I can only keep hoping and advocating for PUBLIX grocery stores to sign on to the Fair Food Agreement. I've basically quit shopping there. It would cost Publix a minuscule amount of $$ to sign on compared to the millions of dollars they make in profits. So, I will keep marching WITH the Coalition of Immokalee Workers when they peacefully demonstrate in front of Publix. A HUGE march & parade is planned for March 21, 2015 in St. Petersburg, FL.