As you roll up your cart down the grocery aisle at your local supermarket , do you ever marvel where the food for thought on the shelf occur from ?
“ Food , Inc. , ” movie maker Robert Kenner has .
“ For me , it ’s like a minor miracle that we get these three meals every day , ” he say . “ Where do they come from ? ”
To reply that question , Kenner spent over 6 long time develop “ Food , Inc. , ” a documentary that explores the origination and path of our food supply and unmasks the silence surrounding our nation ’s food for thought corporation — tummy that Kenner says would rather keep the mask .
“ There are a very few corporations that are control our food system , ” Kenner says . “ And they are more implicated about their bottom stock and short - term profits than they are for the wellness of the consumer and the health of our environment . ”
The film includes perspectives from well - known writer Eric Schlosser ( “ Fast Food Nation ” ) and Michael Pollan ( “ The Omnivore ’s Dilemma ” ) and food - safety advocate Barbara Kowalcyk , whose 2 - year - onetime son died from anE. coliinfection .
Representatives from Monsanto , Tyson Foods , Perdue and Smithfield declined to enter in the picture show .
The movie will open up in Los Angeles , New York and San Francisco June 12 with a all-encompassing freeing June 19 . See dates and emplacement below .
June 12 , 2009San Francisco , CA : Embarcadero Center Cinema 5West Los Angeles , CA : Nuart TheatreNew York , NY : Film Forum
June 19 , 2009Berkeley , CA : oak 2Berkeley , CA : elm 6Campbell , CA : Camera 7Irvine , CA : University Town Center 6 CinemasMonterey , CA : Osio Plaza 6San Diego , CA : Hillcrest CinemasSan Rafael , CA : Smith Rafael Film CenterSanta Cruz , CA : Nickelodeon TheatresSanta Rosa , CA : Rialto Cinemas Lakeside 5West Los Angeles , CA : The LandmarkWashington , DC : E Street CinemaMiami Beach , FL : South Beach 18Atlanta , GA : Midtown Art Cinemas 8Chicago , IL : Landmark ’s Century Centre CinemaEvanston , IL : CineArts 6 – EvanstonCambridge , MA : Kendall Square CinemaMinneapolis , MN : Lagoon CinemaPortland , OR : Cinema 21 TheatrePhiladelphia , PA : Ritz at the BourseDallas , TX : Magnolia Theatre – DallasPlano , TX : Angelika Film Center and CafeArlington , VA : Shirlington 7Seattle , WA : Varsity Theatre
June 26 , 2009New Haven , CT : Criterion Cinemas 7Winter Park , FL : Winter Park Village 20University City , MO : Tivoli TheatreMontclair , NJ : Clairidge Cinemas 3Huntington , NY : Cinema Arts CentreRoslyn Hights , NY : Roslyn Cinemas 3White Plains , NY : Cinema 100 TwinBryn Mawr , PA : Bryn Mawr Film InstituteNashville , TN : Belcourt TheatreAustin , TX : Arbor Cinemas at Great HillsAustin , TX : Alamo RitzHouston , TX : Angelika Film CenterSan Antonio , TX : Santikos Bijou @ Crossroads 6
July 1 , 2009Pleasantville , NY : Jacob Burns Film Center
July 3 , 2009Sacramento , CA : Crest TheatreSan Luis Obispo , CA : The Palm TheatreColorado Springs , CO : Twin Peak CinemasSanta Fe , NM : De Vargas Mall 6Cleveland Heights , OH : Cedar Lee Theatres
