Food Inc. 2
In Food, Inc. 2, the sequel to the 2008 Oscar®-nominated and Emmy®-award winning documentary, Food, Inc., filmmakers Robert Kenner and Melissa Robledo reunite with investigative authors Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma) and Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation) to take a fresh look at our efficient yet vulnerable food system. Since the first film, multinational corporations have tightened their stronghold on the U.S. government. The system at large has robbed workers of a fair living wage, and profit focused corporations are proliferating a chemically formulated international health crisis by focusing on growing the market for ultra-processed foods. The film centers around innovative farmers, future-thinking food producers, workers’ rights activists, and prominent legislators such as U.S Senators Cory Booker and Jon Tester, who are facing these companies head-on to inspire change and build a healthier, more sustainable future.
Filmmakers: Robert Kenner and Melissa Robledo
Running Time: 94 mins
Language: English with Open Captions
Type: Feature
Robert Kenner has been called a master of the documentary form and has won an array of awards for his entertaining and insightful documentary work over the past 30 years. His Academy Award nominated and Emmy-winning film FOOD, INC. had a monumental impact on how our food is regulated and is one of the highest grossing theatrical documentaries of all time. Kenner’s rich body of work includes Merchants of Doubt and The Road to Memphis for Martin Scorsese’s series The Blues on which Kenner was co-filmmaker with Richard Pearce. Kenner has directed a number of specials for American Experience, HBO and National Geographic.
Melissa Robledo
After receiving her master’s documentary film production from Stanford, Robledo began a long collaboration with director Robert Kenner. Robledo produced the techno-thriller Command and Control, which chronicles the intense efforts to prevent the explosion of a ballistic missile carrying the most powerful nuclear warhead ever built by the United States. Robledo produced Merchants of Doubt, which traces the proliferation of public relations tactics originally developed by the tobacco industry. Robledo co-produced the Academy Award® nominated and Emmy Award winning Food, Inc. She has advised on and contributed to a variety of films for Participant Media, National Geographic, Discovery Channel and PBS.
