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Sedona Film Festival presents “Food and Country” premiere Nov. 1-7

Trailblazing NY Times food critic addresses fate of farmers, ranchers and chefs

October 22, 2024No Comments

Worried about the survival of small farmers, ranchers, and chefs hobbled by America’s policy of producing cheap food, trailblazing food writer Ruth Reichl reaches across political and social divides to report on the country's broken food system and the innovators risking everything to transform it.

Worried about the survival of small farmers, ranchers, and chefs hobbled by America’s policy of producing cheap food, trailblazing food writer Ruth Reichl reaches across political and social divides to report on the country's broken food system and the innovators risking everything to transform it.

Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Food and Country” showing Nov. 1-7 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon and Mary D. Fisher Theatres.

Ruth Reichl — trailblazing NY Times food critic, groundbreaking Gourmet Magazine editor, best-selling memoirist, and for decades one of the most influential figures shaping American food culture — grows concerned about the fate of small farmers, ranchers, and chefs as they wrestle with both immediate and systemic challenges as the pandemic takes hold.

Reichl reaches across political and social divides to discover innovators who are risking it all to survive on the front lines. As one person leads her to the next, she follows the unfolding stories of ranchers in Kansas and Georgia, farmers in Nebraska, Ohio, and the Bronx, a New England fisherman, and maverick chefs on both coasts.

Worried about the survival of small farmers, ranchers, and chefs hobbled by America’s policy of producing cheap food, trailblazing food writer Ruth Reichl reaches across political and social divides to report on the country's broken food system and the innovators risking everything to transform it. — Worried about the survival of small farmers, ranchers, and chefs hobbled by America’s policy of producing cheap food, trailblazing food writer Ruth Reichl reaches across political and social divides to report on the country’s broken food system and the innovators risking everything to transform it.

As she witnesses them navigate intractable circumstances, Reichl shares pieces of her own life, and in doing so, begins to take stock of the path she has traveled and the ideals she left behind. Through her eyes, we get to know the humanity and struggle behind the food we eat.

As Reichl says: “How we grow and make our food shows us our values — as a nation and as human beings.”

“A dynamic look at the precarious state of America’s food system.” — Justin Lowe, The Hollywood Reporter

“An invitation into caring about the truth of how we eat.” — Alissa Wilkinson, Vox

“More than food for thought. It’s a balm but also a map.” — Lisa Kennedy, Variety

“Food and Country” will be shown at the Alice Gill-Sheldon and Mary D. Fisher Theatres Nov. 1-7. Showtimes will be Friday and Tuesday, Nov. 1 and 5 at 6:30 p.m.; Sunday and Thursday, Nov. 3 and 7 at 3:30 p.m.; and Monday, Nov. 4 at 7:00 p.m.

Tickets are $12 general admission, or $9 for Film Festival members. For tickets and more information, please call 928-282-1177. Both the theatre and film festival office are located at 2030 W. Hwy. 89A, in West Sedona. For more information, visit: www.SedonaFilmFestival.org.

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