FILMS: Brief Synopsis

King Corn: When two friends discover they are made of corn, they embark on an exploration to better understand how corn has conquered the standard American diet. By growing an acre of corn in Iowa and following the corn trail to the diverse ends of our food chain, they uncover the history of modern farm policies and how America has become the world’s largest corn producer, distributor and consumer Their experiment also leads them on a personal journey of unexpectedly discovering deep roots in corn country.
www.kingcorn.net

Life and Debt: What’s the difference between what a tourist sees and experiences when they visit an idyllic island setting like Jamaica and the reality of daily life for its residences? By juxtaposing the two points of view, this film exposes the poverty and dependence Jamaica has suffered through the loss of its agricultural production as a result of globalization, IMF and World Bank policies; policies that have plunged Jamaica into perpetual debt and subsequent poverty and despair- the Jamaica visitors are oblivious of.
www.lifeanddebt.org

Black Gold: Did you know that for every cup of coffee you purchase, the coffee farmer receives only a few pennies for every cup? This film follows Tadesse Meskela, representative of a farmer’s cooperative in Southern Ethiopia as he attempts to secure a living wage for the coffee farmers he represents, and the hope of fair trade for social and economic justice.
www.blackgoldmovie.com

The Meatrix I and II: Flash animation on the truth about factory farming.
www.themeatrix.com

The True Cost of Food: Animation about the hidden cost of modern day food production that is anything but cheap.
www.truecostoffood.org

Asparagus: Stalking the American Life: For 30 years Oceana County Michigan has been the Asparagus Capitol of the World. Now it's residents and family farms take on the U.S. War on Drugs, Free Trade and a Fast Food Nation, all to save their beloved "roots".
www.asparagusthemovie.com