Oscar-nominated "Food, Inc." documentary interviews

"How much do we really know about the food we buy at the grocery store? Filmmaker Robert Kenner talks about his documentary, Food, Inc., which is up for an Oscar. The film raises questions about the safety of our food." 

From a write-up on the February 23rd interview on "Talk to the Nation" with streaming media links here.  They also reference/make available an earlier interview with both Robert Kenner and Michael Pollan in June of 2009:

"The new documentary Food Inc. takes aim at corporate giants behind the U.S. food supply. As director Robert Kenner and food advocate and author Michael Pollan tell Steve Inskeep, they made the film in order to raise Americans' awareness about where their food really comes from.

Pollan says he wanted to address "the pastoral illusion we're spinning in the way we market food... You would think it comes from farms and that ranches with big hats are producing the meat."

In fact, say Pollan and Kenner, America's food comes primarily from enormous assembly lines, where animals and workers are being abused."

How marvelous that these issues are going mainstream!  An Oscar nomination for a documentary that has a large chunk of it covering the evils of factory farming.  Unbelievable.  Here's a link to the "Food, Inc." website with trailer and more.  Wouldn't it be cool if they won?

Comments

[Carly]

So excited for the "green" Oscars! I can't wait to watch this Sunday! I recently reviewed Food, Inc. on my blog "Carly's Critiques," check it out:

http://carly.onsugar.com/7553750

I'm planning to write a review of The Cove within the next couple of days--keep checking my site for reviews of Oscar-nominated films!

[Cool website! Best, Mark]

[dian]

Has anyone seen "Pressure Cooker?" It is an excellent documentary that's like Hoop Dreams meets Julie and Julia.

I saw it in Manhattan in the fall....

Also, if you love the Oscars and food, you HAVE to find this vid! It's a guy (NY cook/filmmaker I think) who does a really funny Oscar dinner every year!

Here's a link I hope gets you there!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVvV9OpoQwY

Cheers! Dian (UK born foodie!)

[I seem to recall "Pressure Cooker" through some PBS interviews. Seems cool and the trailer shouldn't be too hard to find.

The Oscar guy is hilarious and a fine time. Yeah, not vegan, but a very weird bit of video that had me chuckling quite a bit.

Thanks much for your comment! Best regards, Mark]

[Lance Mateas]

I hope that they do win- it would be great exposure. I really like the way the film unflinchingly presented this information. My dad even mentioned that it was featured on a major network evening news show. That would have been unheard of five years ago. I saw a great interview with Kenner where he explained how he needed more lawyers than ever before in a documentary to watch his back!

[Way cool... thanks for the feedback... I'm not surprised by the lawyer issue in view of what Howard Lyman and Oprah went through.

In any case, the lid's off Pandora's Box... it's just a matter of time. People are becoming quite aware of factory farming and this documentary, imho, is the tip of the iceberg.

Best regards, Mark]