CONNECTICUT MARINE BIOLOGIST FEATURED IN IMAX FILM “DOLPHINS”

The marine biologist featured in the IMAX movie “Dolphins” will discuss her research and the making of the film during a special lecture on Thurs., June 9 at The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk.

Dr. Kathleen Dudzinski, a native of Meriden, CT, is one of the researchers featured in “Dolphins,” which will play at The Maritime Aquarium from May 27 through Aug. 31.

Her June 9 talk will begin at 7:30 p.m. and will be followed by a screening of the Academy Award-nominated film.

Dudzinski studies dolphin communication and developed a unique video-audio recording device that helps to isolate which dolphins in the wild are making whistles, clicks and other vocalizations. “Dolphins” puts audiences in the water with her as she records Atlantic spotted dolphins in the Bahamas and then analyzes her results in the lab.

She previously has said she agreed to be involved with “Dolphins” because the filmmakers were more interested in the facts about the marine mammals than about the “mythical” ways that dolphins often are portrayed in the media.

Also, she added, “Too often I think scientists can forget that somehow they have to relate what they do to the general public. Because if I can’t share the wonder of what I’m doing and what I’m learning about dolphins with everyone – not just with colleagues – then there’s really no point in doing it.”

Dudzinski is now director of the Dolphin Communication Project (DCP), based in Old Mystic, CT.  She also conducts research on three groups of dolphins in both captive and wild environments, and oversees research conducted by graduate students from five universities who collaborate with DCP.

She has written several books, including “Dolphin Mysteries: Unlocking the Secrets of Communication,” written with colleague Toni Frohoff, and a children’s book, “Meeting Dolphins – My Adventures in the Sea.” She also has consulted on several documentary films, magazine articles and other projects.

Dr. Kathleen Dudzinski attended The University of Connecticut, graduating as University Scholar with a B.S. in the Biological Sciences in 1989. She completed and was awarded her doctorate in Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences with a focus on Dolphin Communication and Behavior in 1996. She was awarded a National Science Foundation Three Year Pre-doctoral Fellowship in 1990 and began graduate studies with Dr. Bernd Würsig and the Marine Mammal Research Program at Texas A&M University that September.

With guidance from Würsig and Dr. Christopher Clark of Cornell University, she designed and built a new system for simultaneously recording the behavior and vocalizations of dolphins underwater. For this work, Dudzinski received the Fairfield Memorial Award for Innovative Research at the 10th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals in 1993.

Tickets for Dudzinski’s lecture and the IMAX film are $15 for adults and $12.50 for children age 2-12. Maritime Aquarium members receive $2 discounts.

Reserve tickets by calling The Maritime Aquarium at (203) 852-0700, ext. 2206.  Or go online to www.maritimeaquarium.org.

“Dolphins” will play from May 27 through Aug. 31 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. daily. It’s narrated by actor Pierce Brosnan and has music by Sting.

Aububon Greenwich
613 Riversville Road
Greenwich, Connecticut
Friday, February 25, 2011
6:00-9:00 pm

A FRIDAY NIGHT FILM EVENT:

“InGREEDients” ~ a film about the many additives in food with Special Guest Speaker, Dr. Madhu Mathur

Do you know what is in the food you eat on a daily basis? Do you know what partially hydrogenated oil is? What does zero grams of trans fat per serving really mean? If you eat food then you have to see this movie.

The documentary film inGREEDients took the independent film festival circuit by storm, winning several awards and was accepted at top international festivals. The film connects diet and health; teaches how to read a food label; and uncovers some scary truths about our food supply. Ride along on this culinary roller coaster as David sets the table with a cornucopia of leading researchers and the most respected scientists and healthcare professionals in the world. What you will discover is an alarming connection between what you put in your mouth and some of the most disgusting, unpalatable and life-threatening ailments known today! Plus, Dr. Madhu Mathur, Director of the KIDS’FANS Wellness Program; Medical Director of the Medical Home Initiative Southest CT; and the Chair of the Obesity Task Force; for Stamford Hospital, will be the special guest speaker and take questions from the audience.

Space is limited & RSVPs required. $15 for adults. Under 21 years old: $5. Includes a wine & cheese reception from 6-7 pm.  RSVP to Jeff Cordulack: 203-869-5272 x239 or email: jcordulack@audubon.org.  To buy discounted tickets for adults online for $12, visit:  http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/158490.

This film is not suitable for younger children but is suitable for older children and teens. For more information about the film and the event, visit: http://greenwich.audubon.org/Programs_SpecialEvents_InGREEDients.html or www.inGREEDientsMovie.com. To see the trailer for “inGREEDients”, visit: http://www.youtube.com/v/JZc9BeLA9VA. (Contains a few images not suitable for children or the faint of heart)

Hydrogenated Oils = Silent Killers

The three diseases most directly connected with the consumption of hydrogenated oil are heart disease, diabetes, and obesity. These afflictions are eventually deadly if one keeps consuming hydrogenated oils, but with some simple changes in food choices and a little bit of exercise, these diseases are extremely preventable. Partially hydrogenated oil, an artificial fat once seen as a cheap and healthy alternative to saturated fats, has been a staple in the food industry for decades. Because the fat stays solid at room temperature, it appears on the ingredient list of many mass-produced cookies, cakes and other grocery staples. But trans fat, a component of the oil, is actually more dangerous than the saturated fat it replaced, studies have shown. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, trans fats raise LDL or “bad” cholesterol levels, increasing your risk for coronary heart disease. Learn more about man-made food additiives at: http://www.dldewey.com/hydroil.htm

“This {hydrogenated oils} is really a toxic chemical that should not be in the food supply.” ~ Dr. Walter Willett,M.D., Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition and Chairman of the Department of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

“Two-thirds of these diseases, {heart disease and diabetes} would be eliminated if we consumed a healthier diet and exercised more”. ~ Dr.Meir Stampfer M.D., Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

FILM AWARDS:

Honolulu International Film Festival 01/09

Gasparilla International Film Festival 02/09

Silk Fest City Festival 10/09

The Indie Film Fest Awards 11/09

Naples Film Festival 11/09

Florida Choice Award 11/09

What you think you know about your diet and the food you eat is completely wrong…DEAD wrong! Registered nurse and “inGREEDients” filmmaker, David Burton knows.

About David Burton ~ Writer / Director / Editor of “inGREEDients”

Raised in the sticks of Southeastern Connecticut, David has always been amazed by the human body and how it functions. Burton received his Associates of Science degree in Nursing in 2005 and has since been working as a registered nurse in the hospital setting on medical, surgical, cardiac, and intensive care units. Filmmaking has always been a hobby of Burton’s, who moved to Land O’Lakes three years ago from Connecticut to be closer to his wife’s family. He’s produced short documentaries on beer and music festivals, but the 76-minute InGREEDients marks his first full-length film. For 2 years straight he was the President of the International Honors Society, Phi Theta Kappa, and named to the All-Connecticut Academic Team. Now living in Tampa, FL he continues working at a community hospital while pursuing his independent filmmaking career as President and Founder of Sir Rebel Films. David has shot, directed, produced, and edited three short films, two music videos and a documentary.

David has spent the past 2 years writing, directing, and editing the documentary inGREEDients, a film that has successfully blended his career as a health care professional with his passion for filmmaking. He is currently focusing all his efforts on getting inGREEDients into every school, health care center and home in America and plans to continue making movies that entertain and make a difference.

Audubon Greenwich
613 Riversville Road
Friday, January 28, 2011
6:00 – 9:00 pm

‘End of the Line’ – A film about unsustainable fishing and the future of the oceans

How is overfishing impacting the environment, our food, and our future? Rupert Murray dives deep to illuminate the cold truth about industrial pillaging of Earth’s oceans with his film, “The End of the Line”. This is the first major feature documentary film to reveal the devastating effect that global over-fishing is having on fish stocks and the health of our oceans. Filmed over two years, the film follows the indefatigable investigative reporter Charles Clover as he confronts the politicians and celebrity restaurateurs who exhibit little regard for the damage their policies-and their menus-are doing to the oceans.

Narrated by Ted Danson and endorsed by and with major marketing support from National Geographic, Greenpeace and the Waitt Family Foundation, “The End of the Line” is a must-see for all who love the ocean and its creatures. http://endoftheline.com/ (82 min.)

Space is limited and RSVPs are required. Suggested donation only $12 online or $15 at the door. Under 21 years old: $5 suggested. Includes a organic wine & local cheese reception from 6:00-7:00 pm. Contact Jeff Cordulack to check for RSVP availability. 203-869-5272 x239 or jcordulack@audubon.org.

To reserve your seat online, visit: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/144027

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Synopsis

Debuting at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and playing in hundreds of cinemas, aquariums, and universities across the US and the United Kingdom, Rupert Murray’s THE END OF THE LINE is nothing short of the inconvenient truth about the devastating effect of overfishing on the world’s ecosystems. The first major documentary to reveal the extent of the crisis facing today’s oceans, THE END OF THE LINE challenges us to imagine a world without fish…period.

The New York Times calls it “vital”, “well-researched,” and “evenhanded ”: a film “that subverts our ancient faith in the ocean as an inexhaustible resource, offering a persuasive case that the major species of edible fish are headed for extinction.”

Filmed over two years, the documentary follows the indefatigable investigative reporter Charles Clover as he confronts the politicians and celebrity restaurateurs who exhibit little regard for the damage their policies—and their menus—are doing to the oceans. Taking us from the cod-depleted shores of the Atlantic to the Straits of Gibraltar and the coasts of Senegal, and on to the Tokyo fish market, THE END OF THE LINE sounds a powerful wake-up call to the world: If we continue fishing as we are now, we will see the end of most seafood by 2048.

Credits

Rupert Murray, Director: Rupert Murray directed and edited UNKNOWN WHITE MALE (2005), which was nominated for awards at the Directors Guild of America Awards, the Grierson Awards and the British Independent Film Awards. He has recently directed a feature length documentary OLLY AND SUZY: Two of a Mind, a film about two artists who paint dangerous predators in the wild.

Charles Clover, Author, The End of the Line:  Charles Clover’s book, The End of the Line, has been described as the definitive book on over-fishing, winning the Guild of Food Writers’ Derek Cooper Award for investigative food writing, an Andre Simon award for food writing, and the Zoological Society of London’s BIOSIS award for communicating zoology. Clover writes a weekly column in the Sunday Times and was Environment Editor of The Daily Telegraph, based in London, from 1988-2008.

Claire Lewis, Producer: Claire Lewis is the award-winning film and TV producer of the 7UP series with director Michael Apted.  Lewis also produced THE TRUCK OF DREAMS (2005), which won the World cinema award in Washington IDFF, 2006.

George Duffield, Producer: George Duffield has produced DOT THE I (2003), starring Gael Garcia Bernal, and MILK (1999), and has executive produced TONIGHT AT NOON (2008) and BLACK BOX (2007) and associate produced LIVE FREE OR DIE (2008). He is currently producing Rupert Murray’s OLLY AND SUZE (2009) for BBC’s Storyville and Journeyman (2009).

Christopher Hird, Executive Producer:  Christopher Hird is a founder of Fulcrum Productions and Dartmouth Films—a production company committed to documentaries that make a difference. In addition to executive producing THE TERROR AND THE TRUTH (BBC, 1997), the Grierson-winning BELONGING (2003), and BLACK GOLD (2006), Hird has most recently executive produced PIG BUSINESS, to be released in 2009.

Jess Search, Executive Producer: Jess Search is Chief Executive of the Channel 4 British Documentary Film Foundation and the BritDoc Festival.

The Campaign

A powerful and convincing call to action, THE END OF THE LINE, the film has three messages for consumers, citizens and companies:

Ask before you buy: Only eat sustainable seafood.

Tell politicians: Respect the science; cut the fishing fleet.

Join the campaign: Fight for marine protected areas and responsible fishing.

This winter, THE END OF THE LINE also launches an unprecedented FISH ‘n’ FLICKS restaurant campaign across The United States: a four-city tour of the film in screenings hosted by twelve of America’s most renowned and sustainability-conscious chefs. To learn more about the FISH ‘n’ FLICKS restaurant campaign, please contact: Anna Ghosh at annamghosh@gmail.com.

http://endoftheline.com

Audubon Greenwich
613 Riversville Road
Saturday, July 24, 2010

Enjoy an afternoon at Audubon Greenwich this Saturday when the local beekeepers harvest honey and the Audubon screens two ground-breaking films that investigate answers to what is causing the colony collapse disorder (CCD) in honeybee colonies. Below are all the details about the day of events and be sure to not miss these films. Note: RSVPs for the films are required – the space is limited!

Honey Harvesting: With the Backyard Beekeepers Association
11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Visitors are invited to stop by to see how the honey is taken out of the hive and bottled. Help “spin” the honey from the wax combs. Honey may also be available for purchase (while supplies last). All ages. No charge. No RSVP required. Downhill in the red barn. Sponsored and staffed by the Backyard Beekeepers Association.

BEE FILMS: ‘Vanishing of the Bees’ & ‘Nicotine Bees’
4:00-7:00 pm
A double-feature of films dedicated to the native bees and honeybees we all depend on.

In 2005-2006, something happened and a sharp, catastrophic collapse of bee colonies in dozens of countries occurred simultaneously. This was unlike anything seen before, even by the oldest beekeepers in the U.S., Canada and Europe. And contrary to popular belief, the jury is not out on what happened. It seems that bees are now being bombarded by pesticides made of synthetic nicotine that is bonded with cyanide. This new material hit the market in 1995 and in 2005, when the patents expired, many companies around the globe released their versions of the same chemicals. Ever since, bees and other insects have been paying the price for this new class of poison. And since these systemic pesticides spread throughout the whole plant (pollen, nectar, leaf, etc.), there is no escape for honey bees or the hundreds of other native bee species that plant depend on for pollination. So, … Come learn what the world’s top beekeepers and scientists have discovered since CCD started and then you can decide for yourself what the causes of honeybee die-offs are.

Space limited. Advance tickets required. RSVP to Jeff at 203-869-5272 x239. Just $15/person includes admission to both films and refreshments that will include ‘mead’ wine (made from honey) and bee-inspired snacks between movies.  PLUS – DVD copies of ‘Nicotine Bees’ will be available for purchase for just $15.

Vanishing of the Bees is a 2009 documentary film by Hive Mentality Films & Hipfuel films, directed by George Langworthy and Maryam Henein. The film is touted as the most important film since An Inconvenient Truth” and takes a piercing investigative look at the economic, political and spiritual implications of the worldwide disappearance of the honeybee. The feature-length documentary narrated by Oscar nominated actress Ellen Page examines the current agricultural landscape and celebrates the ancient and sacred connection between man and honeybee.  The story centers around the sudden disappearance of honey bees from beehives around the world, caused by the poorly understood phenomenon known as Colony Collapse Disorder or CCD. Although the film does not draw any firm scientific conclusions as to the precise cause or causes of CCD, it does suggest a link between the Neonicotinoid group of pesticides and CCD. NOTE: THIS WILL BE THE FIRST PUBLIC SCREENING OF THIS FILM IN THE U.S.A. PRESS CONTACT FOR THIS FILM: Maryam Henein at 323-640-9710.

Nicotine Bees is a 2010 documentary film by Kevin Hansen. The goal of the film was to get to the truth about why the honeybees of the world are in big trouble, and why our food supply is in trouble with them.  The answers are clear – and have been for several years. They filmed on 3 continents to find out the real reasons why bees are in catastrophic decline – and why many people don’t want the real story to be told. The answers have been right in front of us: the worldwide, simultaneous die-off’s of honeybees – with a strange set of behaviors seen everywhere. With the continuing bee collapse, one third of our food supply is at risk – yet despite the clear-cut scientific data, especially from Europe, in news reports this is issue is still called “mysterious.” The answers are clear-cut from evidence from Europe and the US, from observations of similar effects from Europe to Canada to India, and in dozens of states across the US. The film systematically rules-out the other possible causes of this massive die-off to find the one underlying explanation that really works: all over the world, at the same time, with the same bizarre behaviors: bees simply leave their precious honey and young bees behind. They don’t come home and Nicotine Bees is ready to show what has happened.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FILMS AND THE ISSUES SURROUNDING NICOTINE-BASED PESTICIDES, VISIT:
www.nicotinebees.com & www.vanishingbees.com

FOR SCIENTIFIC REFERENCES ABOUT THE EFFECT OF NICOTINE-BASED PESTICIDES, VISIT:

http://pierreterre.com/page/critical-evidence

Audubon Greenwich
613 Riversville Road
Sunday, June 27, 2010
3:00-5:00 pm

Award-winning film and filmmakers visit Audubon to highlight CO2 effects on ocean food web

Screening of: A Sea Change (85 min., 2009)

Imagine a world without fish. It’s a frightening premise, and it’s happening right now. Global warming of the atmosphere is only half the story of the environmental catastrophe that awaits us. Excess carbon dioxide is dissolving in our oceans, changing sea water chemistry. The more acidic water makes it difficult for tiny creatures at the bottom of the food web to form their shells. The effects could work their way up to the fish 1 billion people depend upon for their source of protein.

To increase awareness about this very real phenomenon called ‘ocean acidification’, Audubon Greenwich will host the Director, Barbara Ettinger, and Co-producer, Sven Huseby, on June 27th at 3:00 pm when they screen their highly-acclaimed film, ‘A Sea Change’.  Chock full of scientific information, this is the first documentary about ocean acidification. This feature-length film is also a beautiful paen to the ocean world and an intimate story of a Norwegian-American family whose heritage is bound up with the sea and a touching portrait of Sven’s relationship with his grandchild Elias. As Sven keeps a correspondence with the little boy, he mulls over the world that he is leaving for future generations.

A disturbing and essential companion piece to An Inconvenient Truth, this scientifically-based film brings home the indisputable fact that our lifestyle is changing the earth, despite our rhetoric or wishful thinking. The filmmakers hope its message about ocean acidification will reach millions of people and leading policy-makers across the globe ahead and influence future UN Climate Change conferences designed to stop the massive amounts of carbon being released by coal, oil and natural gas fuels.

A Sea Change has played to sell-out crowds at major film festivals in Washington, DC, San Francisco, Seattle in 2009 and its many awards include: Best World Documentary, Sedona International Film Festival; Best Green Film, Kosovo International Documentary Film Festival; Grand Prize, Feature Documentary, FICA International Environmental Film Festival; Dumosa Award for Best Coastal Film, Cottonwood Environmental Film Festival; Best Nordic Country Film, Polar Film Festival; Aloha Accolade Award, Honolulu International Film Festival.

A discussion with the filmmakers will follow the screening at: Audubon Greenwich, 613 Riversville Road, Greenwich, CT 06831. Space is very limited and RSVPs are required. $5 donation per person will be collected at the door. To RSVP, contact Jeff Cordulack at 203-869-5272 x239.  For directions to the center, please visit: http://greenwich.audubon.org/AboutUs_Directions.html

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MORE ABOUT THE FILM:
A Sea Change follows the journey of retired history teacher Sven Huseby on his quest to discover what is happening to the world’s oceans. After reading Elizabeth Kolbert’s “The Darkening Sea,” Sven becomes obsessed with the rising acidity of the oceans and what this “sea change” bodes for mankind. His quest takes him to Alaska, California, Washington, and Norway as he uncovers a worldwide crisis that most people are unaware of. Speaking with oceanographers, marine biologists, climatologists, and artists, Sven discovers that global warming is only half the story of the environmental catastrophe that awaits us.

Principal Screenings: San Francisco International Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, DC Environmental Film Festival, Blue Ocean Film Festival, Woods Hole Film Festival, 2009 Seafood Summit, Planet in Focus, FICA, Anchorage International Film Festival

Excerpts screened: Capital Hill Oceans Week, American Geophysical Union, European Geophysical Union, National Marine Educators Association Annual Meeting, Marine Sciences Symposium

U.S. Telecast: Fall/Winter 2009-10, Discovery Planet Green

THE CREW OF A SEA CHANGE
DIRECTOR / CO-PRODUCER:  Barbara Ettinger’s previous projects include Two Square Miles, produced through Niijii Films, the production she co-owns with her husband Sven Huseby. Two Square Miles aired on PBS’s Independent Lens. Her first film was Martha and Ethel, which screened at Sundance.

CO-PRODUCER:  Sven Huseby co-produced Two Square Miles and serves on the board of several environmental organizations; he is a retired independent school head who worked as a teacher and administrator at The Putney School for 30 years.

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Claudia Raschke-Robinson’s experience includes Mad Hot Ballroom, Shoot Down, and Frame of Mind.

EDITOR : Toby Shimin has edited numerous films, including Everything’s Cool, A Leap of Faith, Martha and Ethel, and Out of the Past.

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER:  Ben Kalina has associate produced Two Square Miles, and directed and produced several short films including Diorama and Radical Notions.

REVIEWS OF A SEA CHANGE
A Sea Change looks terrific, with lots of breathtaking footage of the natural world, from the tiniest pteropod (the fluttery, planktonic sea snail that is most threatened by acidification) to the most majestic Norwegian scenery. And, at a time when plenty of documentaries want to be the “Inconvenient Truth” of fill-in-the-issue, A Sea Change brings a genuinely important subject to the fore with a welcome lack of jargon and preaching.” -Ann Hornaday, The Washington Post

“Huseby launches an adorable “About Schmidt”-like road trip to meet the world’s leading oceanographers and global warming experts to better understand the magnitude of the problem, and learn how to start curing it. The journey takes the genial narrator, and viewers, as far north as the North Pole and as local as Monterey in search of helpful news. Like “An Inconvenient Truth,” this film is both a love letter to the planet and an urgent plea to its citizens.” -Justin Berton, San Francisco Chronicle

“Ocean acidification is the flip side of global warming and if you have children, grandchildren or any investment in life as we know it continuing on this planet, this is a must-see film.” -Marin Maven

PRAISE FOR A SEA CHANGE
“Ocean acidification is a significant part of the climate change story. A Sea Change does a unique and excellent job of conveying this complex scientific issue to the public.” -Dr. Richard W. Spinrad, NOAA Assistant Administrator for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research

“A Sea Change could not be more timely. I believe acidification of our oceans is actually a greater threat to our survival than is temperature or sea level rise, the conventional ‘global warming’ threats. Acidification is confusing and difficult to even imagine for most people-we need your film.” -Rob Moir, PhD., Executive Director, Ocean River Institute

“A Sea Change offers a searching, emotionally powerful look at ocean acidification. This problem is sometimes called the “evil twin” of climate change, and many of us regard it as an existential threat to the future of fishing. The story is full of heart, scientifically accurate, and lyrical. It also offers good reason for hope, which is indispensable in the face of such a huge challenge.” -Brad Warren, Sustainable Fisheries Partnership

“A Sea Change follows ex-history teacher, activist and grandfather Sven Huseby as he travels to visit various scientists to learn more about the impacts of ocean acidification and tries to find ways to explain the problem to his 5-year-old grandson, Elias. I completely fell in love with Sven and the extraordinarily bright Elias. The people in the film are very real and approachable and the ocean footage is stunning. Optimistic, with a whole section of solutions at the end. Broad appeal for all ages.” -Dr. Cat Dorey, Sustainable Seafood Advisor, Greenpeace International

For more information on the film, visit http://www.aseachange.net

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Audubon Greenwich
613 Riversville Road
Saturday July, 25, 2009
Enjoy Refreshments and Meet the Filmmaker: 6:30 pm
Film Screening/Q&A with the Filmmaker: 7:00 – 9:00 pm

“TWO ANGRY MOMS” – A special movie presentation with Amy Kalafa, an award-winning documentary filmmaker and the Director/Producer

Are you concerned about your children’s health, and the quality of the food that they eat each day at school? Join Audubon and filmmaker Amy Kalafa for this special showing of “Two Angry Moms,” the documentary that asks the question: What happens when two “fed-up” moms try to change the school lunch program? “Two Angry Moms” shows not only on what is wrong with school food; it offers strategies for overcoming roadblocks and getting healthy, good tasting, real food into school cafeterias. The movie explores the roles the federal government, corporate interests, school administration, and parents play in feeding our country’s school kids.

For more information about this documentry film, visit: http://www.angrymoms.org.

No charge or RSVP required.

Food, Inc.
Rated (PG) • 1 hr. 33 min.
Opening June 26, 2009
Greenwich Bow Tie Theatres – Criterion
Greenwich Plaza
2 Railroad Ave
203.869.4030

HOW MUCH DO YOU REALLY KNOW ABOUT THE FOOD WE BUY AT OUR LOCAL SUPERMARKETS AND SERVE OUR FAMILIES?

In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation’s food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government’s regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation’s food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. We have bigger-breasted chickens, the perfect pork chop, herbicide-resistant soybean seeds, even tomatoes that won’t go bad, but we also have new strains of E. coli—the harmful bacteria that causes illness for an estimated 73,000 Americans annually. We are riddled with widespread obesity, particularly among children, and an epidemic level of diabetes among adults.

Featuring interviews with such experts as Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation), Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma, In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto) along with forward thinking social entrepreneurs like Stonyfield’s Gary Hirshberg and Polyface Farms’ Joel Salatin, Food, Inc. reveals surprising—and often shocking truths—about what we eat, how it’s produced, who we have become as a nation and where we are going from here.

For additional information, to watch the movie trailer, buy tickets or to sign the petition for the Child Nutrition Act which assures healthy food choices in schools, visit the Food, Inc. website at http://www.foodincmovie.com/