Jump to navigation Jump to search For the book, see Food, Inc. 2008 American documentary film directed by filmmaker Robert Kenner. The film received positive responses and was nominated for several awards, including the Academy Award and the Independent Spirit Awards in 2009, both for Food that start with w Documentary Feature. Michael Pollan was a consultant and appears in the film.
Eric Schlosser co-produced and appears in the film. Participant Media was the production company. The film took three years to make. An extensive marketing campaign was undertaken to promote the film. A companion book of the same name was released in May 2009.
False Film Festival in Columbia, Missouri, in February 2009. The producers invited on-screen rebuttals from Monsanto Company, Tyson Foods, Smithfield Foods, Perdue Farms, and other companies, but all declined the invitation. Fast-food chain Chipotle responded to the documentary in July 2009 by offering free screenings of it at various locations nationwide and stating that it does things differently, which it hopes customers will appreciate after seeing Food, Inc. The film’s director, Robert Kenner, has denied attacking the current system of producing food, noting in one interview: “All we want is transparency and a good conversation about these things. In the same interview, he went on to say, “the whole system is made possible by government subsidies to a few huge crops like corn.
It’s a form of socialism that’s making us sick. 114 reviews, with an average rating of 7. The website’s critical consensus reads, “An eye-opening expose of the modern food industry, Food, Inc. The Staten Island Advance called the documentary “excellent” and “sobering”, concluding: “Documentaries work when they illuminate, when they alter how we think, which renders Food, Inc. The Los Angeles Times, too, praised Food, Inc. The Environmental Blog sympathized with the film’s message and urged viewers to “vote to change this system,” but other reviews have not been as positive.
A commentator at Forbes magazine found the film compelling but incomplete. The film tied for fourth place as best documentary at the 35th Seattle International Film Festival. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film at the 82nd Academy Awards, but lost to The Cove. Box Office Information for Food, Inc.
A Film That Will Make You Think Before You Eat. New Film Offers Troubling View of US Food Industry. What Really Goes Into the Bag: Behind the Movie ‘Food, Inc. There is some dispute as to how long the film was in production. In another interview, director Robert Kenner claims the film took six years to make. The Right to Know About What We Eat.
A Participant Guide: How Industrial Food Is Making Us Sicker, Fatter, and Poorer—And What You Can Do About It. Sensenbrenner Cow Tax Fears Come Out of Thin Air. Good Buzz Wins Out As ‘Hangover,’ ‘Up’ Dominate Box Office Once Again. Proposal’ Accepted at the Box Office. Food Is the New Fur for the Celebrity With a Conscience. UK Film release schedule – past, present and future”.