Official Trailer for ‘Food and Country’ Doc Film About America’s Food

Official Trailer for ‘Food and Country’ Doc Film About America’s Food

by Alex Billington
August 21, 2024
Source: YouTube

“We understand that model of economics, and we don’t want any part of it.” Greenwich Ent. has revealed an official trailer for Food and Country, a documentary film from filmmaker Laura Gabbert (City of Gold, Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles) about America’s broken food system. This initially premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and is only now getting released. Ruth Reichl—trailblazing NY Times food critic, groundbreaking Gourmet Magazine editor, best-selling memoirist, and for decades one of the most influential figures shaping American food culture—grows concerned about the fate of small farmers, ranchers, and chefs as they wrestle with both immediate & systemic challenges as the pandemic takes hold. Reichl talks to innovators across the country working to repair America’s broken food system and build a more sustainable future. Reaching across political & social divides, she meets with small farmers, ranchers, and chefs risking it all. Through Reichl’s eyes, we see the humanity and struggle behind the food we eat. It’s a frightening look at what is wrong, but it’s also a hopeful film about the great potential to fix what’s broken.

Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Laura Gabbert’s doc Food and Country, direct from YouTube:

“Ruth and I set out to follow the unfolding stories of innovators in every corner of America experimenting to transcend a broken food system. Collectively their story is the story of all independent businesses fighting to survive an ever consolidating industry. Their stories also hold up a mirror. How we make and grow our food tells us who we are as a country, who we are as human beings.” –Director Laura Gabbert

Food critic Ruth Reichl reaches across political & social divides to discover innovators who are risking it all to survive. As one person leads her to the next, she follows the unfolding stories of ranchers in Kansas and Georgia, farmers in Nebraska, Ohio, and the Bronx, a New England fisherman, and maverick chefs on both coasts. As she witnesses them navigate intractable circumstances, Reichl shares pieces of her own life, and in doing so, begins to take stock of the path that she has traveled and the ideals she left behind. Through her eyes, we get to know the humanity and struggle behind the food we eat. As Reichl says: “How we grow and make our food shows us our values – as a nation and as human beings.” Food and Country is directed by acclaimed doc filmmaker Laura Gabbert, director of the films Sunset Story, No Impact Man: The Documentary, City of Gold, “Ugly Delicious”, and Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles previously. Produced by Ruth Reichl, Paula Perez Manzanedo, Laura Gabbert, Caroline Libresco, Lisa Remington. This initially premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival last year. Greenwich Ent. opens Food and Country in select US theaters on October 2nd, 2024, then on VOD starting October 22nd. For more visit their site.

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