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A Place at the Table, Participant Media presents a Catalyst Films/Silverbush production ; a Lori Silverbush/Kristi Jacobson film ; executive producers, Jeff Skoll, Diane Weyermann ; executive producers, Tom Colicchio, Christina Weiss Lurie, Jeffrey Lurie ; produced by Julie Goldman, Ryan Harrington ; produced and directed by Kristi Jacobson and Lori Silverbush

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videorecording

MPAA rating: PG; for thematic elements and brief mild language

A Place at the Table

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Participant Media presents a Catalyst Films/Silverbush production ; a Lori Silverbush/Kristi Jacobson film ; executive producers, Jeff Skoll, Diane Weyermann ; executive producers, Tom Colicchio, Christina Weiss Lurie, Jeffrey Lurie ; produced by Julie Goldman, Ryan Harrington ; produced and directed by Kristi Jacobson and Lori Silverbush

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Examines the issue of hunger in America and proposes new solutions to the problemFifty million people in the U.S.-one in four children-don't know where their next meal is coming from, despite our having the means to provide nutritious, affordable food for all Americans. Directors Kristi Jacobson and Lori Silverbush examine this issue through the lens of three people who are struggling with food insecurity: Barbie, a single Philadelphia mother who grew up in poverty and is trying to provide a better life for her two kids; Rosie, a Colorado fifth-grader who often has to depend on friends and neighbors to feed her and has trouble concentrating in school; and Tremonica, a Mississippi second-grader whose asthma and health issues are exacerbated by the largely empty calories her hardworking mother can afford. -- Container

Collbran, CO -- Ashamed -- Subsidize -- Food desert -- Millions hungry -- Classroom inpact -- Child nutrition act -- Living hungry -- Food bank needs -- Cost of hunger -- Love hate relationship

general

live action

One Nation, Underfed