1h 20m
The story of a group of young people who created history’s only collectively run, worker’s self managed, anti-profit, kosher restaurant and who, even after the restaurant closed, continued to live according to their early idealism. Many of their adult children are dedicated their lives to similar idealistic goals.
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Category Archives: Farm & Food
Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!
U.S.A. (Director: Morgan Spurlock, Screenwriters: Jeremy Chilnick, Morgan Spurlock, Producers: Keith Calder, Jessica Calder, Spencer Silna, Nicole Barton, Jeremy Chilnick, Matthew Galkin) — Muckraking filmmaker Morgan Spurlock reignites his battle with the food industry – this time from behind the register – as he opens his own fast food restaurant. U.S. Premiere (Sundance 2018)
Hazelnuts and Child Labor (2015)
Directed by: Mehmet Ülger
Running Time: 52 min
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Synopsis: In 2010 Zara, a nine year old, picks hazelnuts with her family in the Turkish Black Sea region. Working 11 hours per day during the harvest in August, often seven days a week, in the evening, they return to a tent camp where no facilities are available. Making this journey every year, Zara and her friends routinely return to school late. Five years later has anything changed? Has child labor been reduced? Have the facilities for seasonal workers been improved? And how fare the children who are doing the hard labor?
Brandworkers May Day Campaign Video (2015)
Directed by: Des Almoradie
Running Time: 5 min
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Synopsis: This short documentary sheds crucial light on the harsh realities faced by food factory workers who toil behind the scenes of the so-called sustainable food movement. While people enjoy the growth of sustainable food produced in the five boroughs including artisanal bread, hummus, and much more, tragically, like so many aspects of the food system and economy, the great promise of local food is being undermined by the serious mistreatment of low-income immigrant workers.
At Any Price (2012)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCejqfqoQZA
Directed by: Ramin Bahrani
Running Time: 105 min
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Synopsis: A farming family’s business is threatened by an unexpected crisis, further testing the relationship between a father and his rebellious son.
A Piece of the Dream: Amanda (2015)
Directed by: Darian Henry
Running Time: 6 min
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Synopsis: Amanda, a single mother of two, speaks passionately on her active role in the Fight For $15. The film also explores her retelling of the unfair treatment she received working at both McDonalds and Dunkin Donuts along with the current struggles she faces raising her sons and living on minimum wage in Albany NY.
Lamb (2015)
Initial release: November 26, 2015 (Germany)
A beautiful Ethiopian feature film tells the story of two characters who don’t fit into traditional rural life in that country. One is a young boy more adept at cooking than typically male tasks. The other is an outspoken teenage girl who is being drawn into local radical political debates.
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