Documentary Films
These documentaries can be checked out from the MC Libraries
Blue Gold: World Water Wars by Call Number: 333.91 B658 DVDPublication Date: 2010Highlights how corporations and governments vie for control of dwindling fresh water supply.
Colony: the Endangered World of Bees by Call Number: 638.15 C719 DVDPublication Date: 2011Investigates the impacts of Colony Collapse Disorder with the focus on beekeepers.
Dirt! by Call Number: 631.4 D599 DVDPublication Date: 2010Examines the history and current state of soil.
Dive! by Call Number: 363.7280973 D618 DVDPublication Date: 2011Follows the filmmaker dumpster diving in the garbage receptacles of Los Angeles supermarkets, salvaging thousands of dollars worth of good food.
Farming Forward by Call Number: 631 F234 DVDPublication Date: 2010A travel through the state of Minnesota bringing together voices of people working to deliver the best food to our tables in a way that sustains the land.
Fed Up by Call Number: 363.820973 F292 DVDPublication Date: 2014Follows families trying to lead healthier lives and reveals why the conventional wisdom of exercise and eating right is not ringing true for millions of people struggling with diabetes, childhood obesity and other serious conditions.
Flow by Call Number: 343.0924 F644 2008 DVDPublication Date: 2008Examines the future of water supply and ownership issues.
Food, Inc. by Call Number: 338.19 F686 DVDPublication Date: 2008Explores how modern developments in food production pose risks to our health and environment.
Food Patriots by Call Number: 641.302 F686 DVDPublication Date: 2014Documentary film shot in Madison, Wisconsin to get people to improve their buying and eating habits by eating 10 percent more fresh fruits and vegetables, organic food, or locally grown food.
Forks Over Knives by Call Number: 616.39 F721 DVDPublication Date: 2011Examines the claim that most if not all degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled by rejecting animal-based and processed foods.
Future of Food by Call Number: 631.5233 F996 DVDPublication Date: 2007Documents the trend of unlabeled genetically-modified foods. Explores organic and sustainable agriculture as alternatives to industrial agriculture.
Genetically Modified Food: Panacea or PoisonCall Number: 664 G328 DVDPublication Date: 2005Explores the need for genetically modified food to feed the growing world population and examines the fears that such food may not be safe.
GMO OMG by Call Number: 664 569 DVDPublication Date: 2014Explores the systematic corporate takeover and potential loss of seeds.
Junk Food WarsCall Number: 613.2 J95 DVDPublication Date: 2005Straightforward discussions and dramatizations about junk food along with information on the food pyramid, how to read ingredient labels, and more.
Just Eat It: a Food Waste StoryCall Number: 394.12 J96 DVDISBN: 1941545483Publication Date: 2015Brings the issue of food waste to light by following a young couple who vow to eat only discarded food for six months.
King Corn by Call Number: 633.15 K52 2010 DVDPublication Date: 2010College buddies return to their home in Iowa to grow corn. With the help of real farmers, powerful fertilizer, government aid, and genetically modified seeds, they learn about America's food industry.
Mad City Chickens by Call Number: 636.5 M178 DVDPublication Date: 2009Documentary about people who keep backyard chickens in Madison, WI and other communities.
Meaning of Food by Call Number: 394.1 M483 DVDPublication Date: 2005Explores the cultural and religious celebrations centered on food.
Meet Your Meat by Call Number: 179.3 M495 DVDPublication Date: 2003Documentary showing chickens, turkeys, cows and pigs raised in factory farms and processed in slaughterhouses.
Off the Menu: Asian AmericaCall Number: 394.120973 O32 DVDISBN: 9781627895811Publication Date: 2015What exactly does food reflect about Asian Pacific Americans? Delve into a wealth of stories, traditions, and unexpected characters from New York to Wisconsin to Hawaii using an obsession with food as a launching point.
A Place at the Table by Call Number: 338.1973 P69a DVDISBN: 1610391810Publication Date: 2013Forty-nine million people go hungry in the U.S. every day, despite our having the means to provide nutritious, affordable food for all.
Ripe for Change by Call Number: 331.8813 R588 DVDPublication Date: 2005This documentary explores the intersection of food and politics in California over the last 30 years, illuminating the complex forces struggling for control of the future of California's agriculture.
Super Size Me by Call Number: 647.95 SU959 DVDPublication Date: 2004For 30 days Spurlock agrees to not eat or drink anything that isn't on McDonald's menu, and to agree anytime he is asked if he wants to supersize the order.
Vanishing of the Bees by Call Number: 638.15 V258 DVDPublication Date: 2010Examines Colony Collapse Disorder, which threatens the loss of much more than honey as we depend on honeybees to pollinate one third of our food.
Wasted! : the story of food waste by Call Number: 641.552 W323 DVDPublication Date: 2017Shows how the world's most influential chefs transform what most people would consider scraps into incredible dishes and create a more secure food system.
Weight of the Nation by Call Number: 362.1963980 W419 DVDPublication Date: 2012Spotlights the facts and myths of obesity as a public-health crisis, showing how it affects our health and cripples the health care system.
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