| Description |
1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
012300 |
| Physical Medium |
DVD video 4 3/4 in. rda |
| Description |
digital optical 5.1 surround Dolby Digital rda |
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laser optical NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
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Motion picture. |
| System Details |
DVD ; anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. |
| Language |
English and Spanish with English subtitles or Spanish with English subtitles. |
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Closed-captioned. |
| Performer |
Narrated by Forest Whitaker ; narrator, Alma Martinez ; commentators, Eva Longoria, Robert Kennedy Jr., Barry Estabrook, Eric Schlosser ; cast, Amelia Ceja [and 28 others] ; additional interviews, Ambassador Lou Cdebaca [and 40 others].. |
| Credits |
Editor, Erin Barnett, Emily Clifton ; original music, Gil Talmi ; director of photography, Forest Woodward ; interview cinematography, Benjamin S. Wolf. |
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Executive producers, Eva Longoria, Eric Schlosser, Lekha Singh, David Damian Figueroa, Bob Leary, Roberto Gonzalez Barrera, Mayra Hernandez Gonzalez, Abigail Disney, Alisa Swidler, Alfonso Montiel ; consulting producer, Alison Ellwood ; co-producer, Barry Estabrook ; associate producers, Katie Leary, Jonathan Cogut, Lisa Holmes, Tanya Meurer. |
| Note |
DVD release of the 2014 motion picture. |
| Summary |
In this exposé, an intrepid group of Florida farmworkers battles to defeat the $4 trillion global supermarket industry through their Fair Food program, which partners with growers and retailers to improve working conditions for farm laborers in the United States. A powerful true story of one small group of workers overcoming corporate greed to end slavery and abuse in America's fields. |
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Documentary incorporates historical clips, including footage with Robert Kennedy Jr., Senator Edward Kennedy, and Senator Bernie Sanders. |
| Contents |
Food chains -- Coalition -- Farmers -- California -- Homeless -- Migration -- Minimum wage -- Investigation -- Protest. |
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Bonus features: The Fair Food Program -- Alternate ending -- Lake Apopka -- Strawberry workers -- NAPA nighttime harvest. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Subject |
Agricultural laborers -- United States.
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Agricultural wages -- United States.
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Agricultural industries -- Corrupt practices -- United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Singh, Lekha, film producer.
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Figueroa, David Damien, film producer.
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Rawal, Sanjay, film producer, film director, screenwriter.
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Keshari, Smriti, film producer.
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Longoria, Eva, 1975- film producer, commentator.
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Schlosser, Eric, film producer, commentator.
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Barnett, Erin, screenwriter, film editor.
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Clifton, Emily, film editor.
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Whitaker, Forest, narrator.
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Fish, Hamilton, 1951- film producer.
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Martinez, Alma, narrator.
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Kennedy, Robert F., Jr., 1954- commentator.
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Estabrook, Barry, commentator.
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Talmi, Gil, 1968- composer (expression)
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Woodward, Forest, cinematographer.
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Bichir, Demián, 1963- commentator.
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Visit Films, production company.
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Illumine Group, production company.
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Two Moons (Firm), production company.
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Screen Media Films (Firm), film distributor.
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| Note |
Title on disc and disc menu: Food chain$ |
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Title on container: Food chain$ : the revolution in America's fields |
| Added Title |
Container of (work): Food chains (Motion picture).
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Container of (expression): Food chains (Motion picture). Spanish
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| Standard No. |
814838013862 |
| Music No. |
SM801386 Screen Media Films |
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