A Place at the Table

2013

A Place at the Table

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A Place at the Table is a well-reported documentary that raises important questions about the state of hunger in America culture.

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49 million people in the U.S. - one in four children - don't know where their next meal is coming from, despite our having the means to provide nutritious, affordable food for all Americans. Directors Kristi Jacobson and Lori Silverbush examine this issue through the lens of three people for who are struggling with food insecurity: Barbie, a single Philadelphia mother who grew up in poverty and is trying to provide a better life for her two kids; Rosie, a Colorado second-grader who often has to depend on friends and neighbors to feed her and has trouble concentrating in school; and Tremonica, a Mississippi second-grader whose asthma and health issues are exacerbated by the largely empty calories her hardworking mother can afford. Their stories are interwoven with insights from experts including sociologist Janet Poppendieck, author Raj Patel and nutrition policy leader Marion Nestle; ordinary citizens like Pastor Bob Wilson and teachers Leslie Nichols and Odessa Cherry; and activists such as Witness to Hunger's Mariana Chilton, Top Chef's Tom Colicchio and Oscar (R)-winning actor Jeff Bridges. Ultimately, Finding North shows us how hunger poses serious economic, social and cultural implications for our nation, and that it could be solved once and for all, if the American public decides - as they have in the past - that making healthy food available and affordable is in the best interest of us all. (c) Magnolia

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Jeff Bridges
Tom Colicchio
Raj Patel
Barbie Izquierdo
Ken Cook
James McGovern
Mariana Chilton
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  • Hunger in America is not about a shortage of food but an abundance of poverty. This is where the spiral spins downward.

    Apr 5, 2013 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

    Rick Groen

    Globe and Mail
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  • A shocking indictment of how people are starving in the land of plenty ...

    Apr 4, 2013 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

    Linda Barnard

    Toronto Star
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  • You don't have to be a fan of info-graphics in social-justice docs to be troubled by one showing that the price of processed food has decreased in almost exact proportion to the rise in cost of fresh fruits and vegetables.

    Mar 8, 2013 | Rating: 3/4

    Lisa Kennedy

    Denver Post
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  • "A Place at the Table" presents a shameful truth that should leave viewers dismayed and angry: This nation has more than enough food for all its people, yet millions of them are hungry.

    Mar 7, 2013 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

    Walter V. Addiego

    San Francisco Chronicle
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  • One thing is clear from "A Place at the Table": You cannot answer the question "Why are people hungry?," without also asking "Why are people poor?"

    Mar 1, 2013 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…

    Peter Rainer

    Christian Science Monitor
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  • It specifically addresses our country's hunger crisis. But it also speaks to larger hungers. Hungers for independence, a dignified life, a better chance for ones children-in short, the American dream. See it and weep.

    Mar 1, 2013 | Full Review…

    Mary F. Pols

    TIME Magazine
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