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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] .
- Erin Barnett, Sanjay Rawal
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Nov 21, 2014 · ‘Food Chains’ Documentary Sheds Light on Farmworkers’ Reality. By Molly Hannon. November 21, 2014. Read more about. A few years ago, Sanjay Rawal was driving past a farm in Immokalee, Florida and he saw a group of migrant farmworkers toiling away in the fields.
Summaries. There is so much interest in food these days yet there is almost no interest in the hands that pick that food. In the US, farm labor has always been one of the most difficult and poorly paid jobs and has relied on some of the nation's most vulnerable people.
Food Chains reveals the human cost in our food supply and the complicity of large buyers of produce like fast food and supermarkets. Fast food is big, but supermarkets are bigger — earning $4 trillion globally. They have tremendous power over the agricultural system.
Parents need to know that Food Chains is an eye-opening documentary about the plight of migrant farm workers that focuses on the economics of our food-supply system. There's no objectionable content, but extremely poor living conditions are shown, sexual harassment is discussed, and modern-day slavery is….
- Sanjay Rawal
- Andrea Beach
- Forest Whitaker, Eva Longoria
Nov 24, 2014 · ‘Food Chains’: Film Review. Home. Movies. Movie Reviews. ‘Food Chains’: Film Review. Sanjay Rawal's documentary chronicles the plight of migrant farm workers, specifically tomato...
Nov 21, 2014 · Summary A group of Florida farmworkers battle to defeat the $4 trillion global supermarket industry through their ingenious Fair Food program, which partners with growers and retailers to improve working conditions for farm laborers in the United States.
