FILMS+EVENTS
March 2010
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OSCAR DOCS AT AMERICAN TOBACCO
The Academy's 15-film shortlist of Oscar nominees is out and we’re proud to see a number of 2009 Full Frame Alumni on the list. This winter, join us for a selection of three frontrunners that originally screened for audiences in Durham last April. Whether you missed it at the festival or feel compelled to catch it again on the big screen, consider it essential research for your Oscar ballot. Screenings are FREE at the Bay 7 Cinema at American Tobacco – Second Wednesdays at 7pm.
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FOOD, INC.
Wednesday, March 10
7:00pm
American Tobacco Campus - Bay 7
FREE!
Looking beyond the pastoral images gracing grocery store shelves, director Robert Kenner serves up a revealing look at the way food is produced in America. From factory farms to cornfields to patented seeds, this film skillfully untangles the twisted knot of farm policy, lobbying, engineering, and corporate greed that has drastically altered the landscape of American farming since the 1950s. Exasperating stories reveal the heartbreaking consequences of an industrialized food system: we meet, among others, a woman whose young son died of E. coli poisoning, a chicken farmer dragged into debt by Purdue, and a small-town seed saver being sued by corporate giant Monsanto. We also meet pioneers actively working to change the system: Polyface farmer Joel Salatin champions sustainable agricultural practices, while Gary Hirshberg, founder of Stonyfield Yogurt, proves that a successful business can be earth-friendly. Featuring authors Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma) and Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation), Food, Inc. is a film with an activist edge.
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