Food Films

The production companies who put together Food, Inc. have a new film, A Place At The Table, premiering March 1. Instead of tackling the corporations making and pushing unhealthy food, Tom Colicchio and Jeff Bridges want you to meet Americans who can't afford to think about it.

Doc NY is an 8-year-old documentary series that aims to advance documentary film making (and fandom) through weekly screenings, lectures and special events throughout the year. One of these blowouts is their annual film festival, which runs November 8-15 at the IFC Center and SVA Theater in downtown New York City. Here, we preview five featured documentaries around the culture of food.

Chances are if you're reading Food Republic, you've heard of Robert Kenner, Oscar-nominated writer, director and producer of Food, Inc. Little did I know, fresh out of college, that Kenner would prove to be an invaluable resource in my decision not to enroll in secretary school and write about food instead. I reached out again last week for the scoop on his new video, "Labels Matter" before it sells half a million DVDs (even though it's not a film).