Official trailer for the documentary film “Food and Country” about America’s food
by Alex Billington
21 August 2024
Source: YouTube
“We understand this economic model and we want nothing to do with it.” Greenwich Ent. has released an official trailer for Food and Countrya documentary by the filmmaker Laura Gabbert (City of Gold, Ottolenghi and the cakes of Versailles) about America’s broken food system. This film premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and is only now being released. Ruth Reichl—groundbreaking NY Times restaurant critic, groundbreaking Gourmet Magazine Editor, bestselling memoirist, and one of the most influential figures in American food culture for decades—is increasingly concerned about the fate of small farmers, ranchers, and chefs grappling with immediate and systemic challenges as the pandemic takes hold. Reichl speaks with innovators across the country working to fix America’s broken food system and build a more sustainable future. Across political and social lines, she meets with small farmers, ranchers, and chefs risking it all. Through Reichl’s eyes, we see the humanity and struggle behind the food we eat. It’s a frightening look at what’s wrong, but it’s also a hopeful film about the great potential to fix what’s broken.
Here is the official trailer (+ poster) for Laura Gabbert’s documentary Food and Countrydirectly from YouTube:
“Ruth and I set out to follow the stories of innovators in every corner of America who are experimenting to create a broken food system. Taken together, their story is the story of all independent businesses struggling to survive in an increasingly consolidated industry. Their stories also hold up a mirror to us. How we produce and grow our food tells us who we are as a country, who we are as people.” –Director Laura Gabbert
Restaurant critic Ruth Reichl breaks down political and social boundaries to discover innovators risking everything to survive. As one person leads her to the next, she follows the unfolding stories of ranchers in Kansas and Georgia, farmers in Nebraska, Ohio, and the Bronx, a New England fisherman, and maverick chefs on both coasts. As she watches them navigate impossible circumstances, Reichl shares pieces of her own life and begins to take stock of the path she has taken and the ideals she has left behind. Through her eyes, we learn about the humanity and struggle behind the food we eat. As Reichl says, “How we grow and prepare our food tells us our values - as a nation and as people.” Food and Country Directed by the celebrated documentary filmmaker Laura GabbertDirector of the films Sunset Story, No Impact Man: The Documentary, City of Gold“Ugly Delicious” and Ottolenghi and the cakes of Versailles previously. Produced by Ruth Reichl, Paula Perez Manzanedo, Laura Gabbert, Caroline Libresco, Lisa Remington. This premiered last year at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Greenwich Ent. opens Food and Country in selected US cinemas on October 2, 2024then on VOD October 22. For more information visit their website.
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