A Place at the Table (2012)
One Nation. Underfed.
Using personal stories, this powerful documentary illuminates the plight of the 49 million Americans struggling with food insecurity. A single mother, a small-town policeman and a farmer are among those for whom putting food on the table is a daily battle.
- Date of release
- 2012-03-22
- TMDB
- 6.6 / 10 (27)
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Kristi Jacobson, Lori Silverbush
Casting
- Jeff Bridges — Self
- Tom Colicchio — Self
- Mariana Chilton — Self
- Ken Cook — Self
- Barbie Izquierdo — Self
- Marion Nestle — Self
- Raj Patel — Self
- Janet Poppendieck — Self
- Jim McGovern — Self
- Tom Vilsack — Self
Interesting facts
A Place at the Table is a 2012 film produced by Lori Silverbush and Kristi Jacobson, with appearances by Jeff Bridges, Raj Patel, and chef Tom Colicchio. The film, concerning hunger in the United States, was released theatrically in the United States on March 1, 2013.
Production background
Participant Media is the entertainment company behind the film, and it is distributed by Magnolia Pictures. The Participant/Magnolia team is also responsible for the film Food, Inc. (2008). The film was originally titled Finding North but the name was later changed to A Place at the Table.
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