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FOOD CHAINS – US FARM WORKER EXPLOITATION – WOMEN & MEN
In this
film exposé, an intrepid 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.
There
is more interest in food these days than ever, yet there is very little
interest in the hands that pick it. Farmworkers, the foundation of our fresh
food industry, are routinely abused and robbed of wages. In extreme cases they
can be beaten, sexually harassed or even enslaved – all within the borders of
the United States.
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. Over the past 3 decades they have drained
revenue from their supply chain leaving farmworkers in poverty and forced to
work under subhuman conditions. Yet many take no responsibility for this.
The
narrative of the film focuses on an intrepid and highly lauded group of tomato
pickers from Southern Florida – the Coalition of Immokalee Workers or CIW – who
are revolutionizing farm labor. Their story is one of hope and promise for the
triumph of morality over corporate greed – to ensure a dignified life for farm
workers and a more humane, transparent food chain.
Food
Chains premiered at the 2014 Berlin Film Festival and screened subsequently at
the Tribeca Film Festival and Guadalajara Film Festival. Food Chains will
be released nationwide November 21st. The film’s Executive Producers include
Eva Longoria and Eric Schlosser.