Food, Inc. 2

What’s on your plate? 15 years ago, Robert Kenner’s vivid, deeply researched Food, Inc. — the Inconvenient Truth of the dinner table — alerted Americans about a troubling reality: their daily meals come with deep ethical and environmental consequences. The film steered viewers towards organic, free-range and locally sourced foods. And yet, as this potent follow-up reveals, the corporate food overlords have only tightened their grip on our farms and stores. Kenner and co-director Melissa Robledo (producer of the original film) identify the villains — a handful of companies that have cornered various elements of the American food system — and the heroes, including Senators Cory Booker and Jon Tester (himself a farmer), who are eager to bust up the monopolies. Food, Inc. 2 argues that a healthy food system is the centerpiece of a just society. (Telluride Film Festival)