Environment Film Festival night 3: "Food Inc"

Saturday, July 24, 2010 - 18:30

"A frightening film, lucidly presented ... the distribution of food has come down to four or five giant corporations in America." - Margaret Pomeranz, At the Movies.

How much do we really know about the food we buy at our local supermarkets and serve to our families? You are what you eat. It is a simple expression that bears scary implications as Director Robert Kenner draws upon the searing reportage of authors Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation) and Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma) to explore how modern developments in food production pose grave risks to our health and environment. These writers aren’t radicals or even vegetarians (Schlosser admits that his favourite meal is a hamburger and fries), but they are crusaders when it comes to exposing problems and naming offenders. There are stories of heartbreak and outrage, but the film carefully channels these emotions towards opportunities for activism.

Resistance Activist Centre 23 Abercrombie St, Chippendale.

Part of the Green Left Weekly Environment Film Festival. Yummy Cheap dinner served from 6:00pm. Tickets: Session $10 waged / $6 concession, All sessions pass $20 / $12, All sessions + all dinners + nightly drink pass $40 / $28.