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What's on Your Plate?

What’s on Your Plate? is a provocative and entertaining documentary capturing two 11-year-old African-American kids as they explore the politics of food in America. Director Catherine Gund (whose daughter Sadie is one of the exploratory duo) knows how important it is to inform the younger generation and understand the way food gets to the family table. With the audience as their companion, the girls talk with each other, farmers, food activists, and their families to learn what ends up on our plates and how it gets there, from cultivation to market. There are revelatory visits to grocery stores, fast food restaurants, and especially the school lunchroom, where they become involved in encouraging their school district to improve their mystery meat in favor of healthier alternatives. In addition to these traditional venues, the girls examine sustainable food systems through farms and community-supported agriculture programs. They quickly discover social awareness has a multitude of positive effects: the environment, jobs for farmers, and affordable local food. With tremendous sophistication and compassion, these culinary enthusiasts inspire hope and active engagement from all members of the family, laying the groundwork for a future of healthy habits and tasty flavors. Recommended for all ages. Director Catherine Gund expected to attend both screenings

The June 13 screening is a Talking Picture screening. Join our Talking Pictures speakers—experts, advocates and critics—in an engaging, provocative, and entertaining post-screening forum for opinions, ideas, and understanding through lively debate.

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Sponsor:
The Seattle Times

Cast & Crew

Director: Catherine Gund
Producer: Tanya Selvaratnam
Editor: Nancy C. Kennedy
Cinematographer: Miklos Buk, Jill Cowburn, John Foster, George Motz

Music: Adam Crystal
Principal Cast: Featuring: Sadie Hope-Gund, Safiyah Kai Russell Riddle, Bryant Terry, Maritza Owens
Filmography: Making Grace (2004)
World Sales: Cinetic Media Inc.

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    What's your kid eating at school lunch?, Feb 06, 2010

    By James Adcock

    “I watched this film and I said to myself, "Yes, but we are NOT serving bad food at OUR schools ANYMORE!" and so I went and looked at the school web sites and what ARE we feeding our kids? Hamburgers, Fish Sticks, Burritos, Pizza, Hambugers, Fish Sticks, Burritos, Pizza, Hamburgers, Fish Sticks,” … full review

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Screenings

Pacific Place Cinema
June 12, 2009 4:00 PM
4:00 PM (Date has passed.)
June 13, 2009 11:00 AM
11:00 AM (Date has passed.)