Food Chains

Name: Food Chains
Genre: Documentary, News
Released: November 21, 2014
Duration: 83 min
Rating: 62

2014

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Screen Media Films | Release Date: November 21, 2014 | Not Rated

Summary: A group of Florida farmworkers battle to defeat the $4 trillion global supermarket industry through their ingenious Fair Food program, which partners with growers and retailers to improve working conditions for farm laborers in the United States.

Director: Sanjay Rawal

Genre(s): Documentary, News

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 83 min

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David Lewis

Nov 30, 2014

This advocacy documentary is never dull, but it tends to wander. Read full review

Wes Greene

Nov 17, 2014

Perhaps Sanjay Rawal's most fascinating excursion into agriculture's dark side is the vineyards of Napa Valley, where the practically Eden-like scenery masks a dreary labor model. Read full review

Daphne Howland

Nov 18, 2014

The film fosters a very human connection to these pickers, whose eloquence comes from their plainspoken arguments, the austerity of their situation, and the modesty of their demands. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Nov 20, 2014

This emphatic and empathetic documentary (directed by Sanjay Rawal and narrated by Forest Whitaker) presents the plight of our farm laborers as modern-day slavery. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

Nov 21, 2014

The participants make a strong case, although the most emotionally powerful moments involve the workers themselves. Read full review

Martin Tsai

Nov 20, 2014

Director Sanjay Rawal also allows the likes of Eva Longoria (an executive producer of the film, as is "Fast Food Nation" author Eric Schlosser) and members of the Kennedy dynasty to hijack the farmworkers' story. It's a reductive strategy that ultimately insults viewers' intelligence. Read full review

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