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USA, 2008, 83 min Directed by CHRIS TAYLOR Southeast Premiere |
Fashions for food change as regularly as the seasons. As we begin the 21st century with an increased sensitivity about what's "green" as well as what's "healthy," how did we stray so far from the fresh vegetables and fruits of our farmer forebears? An overlooked part of the cultural revolution of the '60s incorporated a back-to-the-land movement that has resulted in some of the finest cuisine in the country. Organic farmers, inner-city activists, chefs, as well as renowned restaurateur Alice Waters of Chez Panisse, and The Omnivore's Dilemma author, Michael Pollan, anchor this homage to good food. The food revolution that has taken us, quite literally, back to our roots is chronicled in this free-wheeling film about American agricultural policy, its unintended consequences, and the Herculean and very Californian effort to get us to care about good taste--in food, that is. Highly entertaining and informative, FOOD FIGHT is narrated by Justin Kirk (TV's Weeds) and won the Audience Award for 2008 from the esteemed International Documentary Association. 
