Wegmans Cruelty (2007)

Wegmans Cruelty is a half hour documentary produced by a small investigative team from the organization Compassionate Consumers. Organization members contacted Wegmans Food Markets to try to hold some meaningful dialogue about the conditions at Wegmans Egg Farm, and were then misled and dismissed by Wegmans representatives. The team set out to capture actual footage inside the farm and create a film based on their experience. (27 Minutes)

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King Corn (2007)

King Corn is a feature documentary about two friends, one acre of corn, and the subsidized crop that drives our fast-food nation.
In King Corn, Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis, best friends from college on the east coast, move to the heartland to learn where their food comes from. With the help of friendly neighbors, genetically modified seeds, and powerful herbicides, they plant and grow a bumper crop of America's most-productive, most-subsidized grain on one acre of Iowa soil. But when they try to follow their pile of corn into the food system, what they find raises troubling questions about how we eat—and how we farm.
King Corn opens in New York City on October 12, 2007 at Cinema Village in a limited engagement, and will be released in several other cities in the following weeks. (90 Minutes)


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Super Charge Me (2007)

Ever wonder what the opposite of the film “Super Size Me” would be like? With a tip of the headdress to Morgan Spurlock of “Super Size Me,” Jenna Norwood takes us on her journey to see what happens when she enrolls in a raw food detox center and consumes only organic, raw, enzyme-rich foods for 30 days. It’s all in an effort to fit into a Las Vegas showgirl costume for Halloween, but the experience has some surprising results. Meet experts (David Wolfe), celebrities (Ben Vereen & Kathy Sledge) and others seeking to resolve serious health issues on a raw food diet. Takes the mystery out of colon hydrotherapy, too. An entertaining, educational and inspiring documentary. A detoxifying experience! Unofficial PG rating, according to MPAA guidelines. (?? Minutes)


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Island on The Edge (2007)

Less than 10% of Vancouver Island’s food is grown locally. This film investigates what might happen if the Island’s links to the mainland (ferry and air) were disrupted. How long could Islanders be self-sustaining? What kinds of measures should residents adopt to enhance local agriculture?

The film examines the history of food production on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. It asks, what would happen to our food supply if we were suddenly cut off from the rest of the world?

The film chronicles the efforts of several crusaders in the field of food production in our region and documents how people can get involved with supporting the local food movement.

We return to the archives going back twenty-five years to listen to what our government, and our farmers predicted the future of farming would be. The story features people who are making a difference with innovative ideas and action they are taking to create a more sustainable food system. (75 Minutes)


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All In This Tea (2007)

During the 1990s, David Lee Hoffman searched throughout China for the finest teas. He's a California importer who, as a youth, lived in Asia for years and took tea with the Dali Lama. Hoffman's mission is to find and bring to the U.S. the best hand picked and hand processed tea. This search takes him directly to farms and engages him with Chinese scientists, business people, and government officials: Hoffman wants tea grown organically without a factory, high-yield mentality. By 2004, Hoffman has seen success: there are farmer's collectives selling tea, ways to export "boutique tea" from China, and a growing Chinese appreciation for organic farming's best friend, the earthworm. (70 Minutes)



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Heart and Soil (2007)

Heart and Soil is a family documentary leading us on a journey into the rich landscape and lives of farmers in the southwest.  The story weaves between the bustling energy of the Farmers Market and farm-to-school programs, into the land where farmers speak about topics such as seeds, soil, weather, water, nutrition, and livestock philosophy, as well as the costs and risks of farming on a small scale in a market that is becoming increasingly corporate.  We learn from Native Peoples about the first farmers on this land and how communities and families are strengthened through a connection with agriculture.  Water specialists remind us of the inter-relationship between ecological principles and responsibility in agriculture and how our need for food is dependent upon water.  Restaurant owners and nutritionists recommend that we not leave being fed in the hands of corporations and rely upon fossil fuels for its production, packaging, and transport.  The answer to long-term sustainability lie in nature, and reconnecting with local food sources is one good way toward better health for ourselves and our planet.  The farmers are inspiration for us all to dig in more, grow our own, or support those who do, to the benefit of our lives and our planet. (45 Minutes)



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Frankensteer (2007)

Frankensteer is a disturbing documentary that reveals how the ordinary cow has been turned into an antibiotic-dependent, hormone-laced potential carrier of toxic bacteria, all in the name of cheaper food. Frankensteer exposes the harsh and sometimes frightening realities of how our beef gets to our tables. According to this compelling documentary, the beef industry, supported by North American government agencies and pharmaceutical companies, has engaged in an on-going experiment to create the perfect food machine. Their goal is to increase speed of production and reduce the cost of manufacture. But there is a price in producing a cheap industrial product.  (45 Minutes)


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