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Food Chains is a 2014 American documentary film about agricultural labor in the United States directed by Sanjay Rawal. It was the Recipient of the 2015 James Beard Foundation Award for Special/Documentary. [1] Summary. In Immokalee, Florida, migrant farmworkers pick fruits and vegetables that are sold to large US food wholesalers. [2] .
Food Chains exposes the horrific abuses farmworkers face and reveals the forces behind that exploitation: the global supermarket industry. Food Chains tracks the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, an intrepid and highly lauded group of tomato pickers from Southern Florida as they battle the giant Floridian grocery chain, Publix.
Mar 18, 2021 · Key Storylines. The key storylines that were used to develop and support the primary aim of the documentary and ideologies involved the portrayal of the Immokalee farm workers’ lives and working conditions in Florida. The film shows them living in small trailers with up to 15 people, while only making an average of $40 a day.
From Eva Longoria and Eric Schlosser, producer of Food Inc and Fast Food Nation, comes a powerful and shocking expose about what feeds our country. This powerful true story of one small group of workers overcoming corporate greed to end slavery and abuse in America's fields will inspire you to demand your food be fair!
Nov 24, 2014 · ‘Food Chains’: Film Review. Sanjay Rawal's documentary chronicles the plight of migrant farm workers, specifically tomato pickers in Southern Florida. By THR Staff. November 24, 2014 10:55am....
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Nov 26, 2014 · Director Sanjay Rawal attempts to find that balance in Food Chains, a documentary about farm workers in America and their perpetual struggle to earn a livable wage.
Apr 9, 2014 · Food Chains is a new documentary that aims to reveal the hidden stories of farm labourers and the injustices they suffer. Although it focusses on the US, the patterns of exploitation that it exposes and the lessons to be learned are applicable to most countries in the rest of the world.
