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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 the supermarket industry. Supermarkets earn $4 trillion globally and 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 supermarkets take no responsibility for this.
The film carries a powerful call to action for every viewer to demand that retailers use their power to eradicate abuse in their supply chains.
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.
Original Release
04/26/2014
US Release
11/21/2014
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Eve Ensler | |
Barry Estabrook | Self |
Dolores Huerta | |
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | (as Robert Kennedy Jr.) |
Kerry Kennedy | |
Eva Longoria | Self |
Alma Martinez | Narrator |
Eric Schlosser | Self |
Forest Whitaker | Narrator |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Eve Ensler | |
Barry Estabrook | Self |
Dolores Huerta | |
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | (as Robert Kennedy Jr.) |
Kerry Kennedy | |
Eva Longoria | Self |
Alma Martinez | Narrator |
Eric Schlosser | Self |
Forest Whitaker | Narrator |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Eva Longoria | Executive Producer |
Eric Schlosser | Executive Producer |
Roberto Gonzalez Barrera | Executive Producer |
Abigail Disney | Executive Producer |
Bob Leary | Executive Producer |
Alfonso Montiel | Executive Producer |
Lekha Singh | Executive Producer |
Alisa Swidler | Executive Producer |
David Damian Figueroa | Executive Producer |
Barry Estabrook | Producer |
Sanjay Rawal | Producer |
Jonathan Cogut | Producer |
Alison Ellwood | Producer |
Hamilton Fish | Producer |
Lisa Holmes | Producer |
Smriti Keshari | Producer |
Katie Leary | Producer |
Tanya Meurer | Producer |