Special Pre-conference Screening: Food Inc

When Food, Inc. was released in 2008, the film not only sparked a nationwide conversation about the way people look at the food they eat, it revolutionized the way they eat and think about eating. It deconstructed the corporate food industry in America, exposing the truths behind a global commerce and ushering in an era of accountability. Upon its release, Variety proclaimed: “Food, Inc. does for the supermarket what Jaws did for the beach.

Directed by Robert Kenner, Food, Inc. was distributed by Magnolia Pictures and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 2009. (Participant Media and River Road Entertainment)

Sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Participant Media and River Road Entertainment