Finding North

Finding North movie trailer - starring John Benjamin Hickey, Anne Bobby, Wendy Makkena, Jonathan Walker, Angela Pietropinto, Freddie Roman. Directed by Tanya Wexler. Genre: Drama Rating: Not Rated

A PLACE AT THE TABLE takes on the food issue from a new angle, shining a light on the 30% of American families - more than 49 million people - that don't know where their next meal is coming from. Jeff Bridges asks in the film: "Do you envision America as a country where one in four of the kids are hungry?" A PLACE AT THE TABLE asks tough questions about the hunger crisis, and provides answers of how we can affect real change, putting human faces on the issue with colorful and engaging portraits of real American families that are struggling to put food on the table.

49 million people in the U.S. - one in four children - don't know where their next meal is coming from, despite our having the means to provide nutritious, affordable food for all Americans. Directors Kristi Jacobson and Lori Silverbush examine this issue through the lens of three people for who are struggling with food insecurity: Barbie, a single Philadelphia mother who grew up in poverty and is trying to provide a better life for her two kids; Rosie, a Colorado second-grader who often has to depend on friends and neighbors to feed her and has trouble concentrating in school; and Tremonica, a Mississippi second-grader whose asthma and health issues are exacerbated by the largely empty calories her hardworking mother can afford. Their stories are interwoven with insights from experts including sociologist Janet Poppendieck, author Raj Patel and nutrition policy leader Marion Nestle; ordinary citizens like Pastor Bob Wilson and teachers Leslie Nichols and Odessa Cherry; and activists such as Witness to Hunger’s Mariana Chilton, Top Chef’s Tom Colicchio and Oscar®-winning actor Jeff Bridges.

Interview with Kristi Jacobson and Lori Silverbush, the Directors of Finding North which will premiere at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. Also, some small bits of the film are shown.

Trailer for the documentary Finding North. 49 million people in the U.S. one in four children -don't know where their next meal is coming from, despite our having the means to provide nutritious, affordable food for all Americans. Directors Kristi Jacobson and Lori Silverbush examine this issue through the lens of three people for who are struggling with food insecurity: Barbie, a single Philadelphia mother who grew up in poverty and is trying to provide a better life for her two kids; Rosie, a Colorado second-grader who often has to depend on friends and neighbors to feed her and has trouble concentrating in school; and Tremonica, a Mississippi second-grader whose asthma and health issues are exacerbated by the largely empty calories her hardworking mother can afford.

49 million people in the U.S. don't know where their next meal is coming from, despite our having the means to provide food for all Americans. Kristi Jacobson and Lori Silverbush look at three people who are struggling with food insecurity.

Finding North movie trailer - starring John Benjamin Hickey, Anne Bobby, Wendy Makkena, Jonathan Walker, Angela Pietropinto, Freddie Roman. Directed by Tanya Wexler. Genre: Drama Rating: Not Rated