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A PLACE AT THE TABLE

Director:

  Silverbush, Lori & Jacobson, Kristi &
  

Year Released:

  2012

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

3.5 out of 5

3.5 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Single Moms
  Struggling Parents
  Innocent Kids
  Experts
  Activists
Movie Haiku:Well-intentioned doc explores the problem of hunger in America. It looks like such a paradox: obesity yet starvation? But experts unpack it: too many Americans--way too many American children--are fed junk food because junk food is cheap. And this is not just the way it is; this is because of the weird way our government distributes subsidies. But what to do...?

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  Yes

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2013