Food, Inc. Now Available on DVD
Didn’t catch one of the local screenings of Food, Inc.? A must-see documentary about the current state of food production and how we vote with our forks, Food, Inc. features Eric Schlosser, Michael Pollan, Joel Salatin, Gary Hirshberg, and Barbara Kowalcyk, who became a food safety advocate after the death of her young son from [...]
HomeGrown Screening This Weekend
Thanks to Robert McFalls, director and producer of HomeGrown, for alerting us that his documentary about the Dervaes Family and their Path to Freedom homestead in Pasadena will also be screened this weekend at the Ojai-Ventura film festival: When: Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 3:00pm and Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 10:00am Where, Cost, and [...]
Ingredients Screening at the Ojai-Ventura Film Festival
Slow Food friends Steve Fields and Sims Brannon have alerted us to a screening of Ingredients, a new documentary about the importance of the local food movement, at the upcoming Ojai-Ventura Film Festival: When: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 3:00pm at the Ojai Playhouse and Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 10:00am at the Matilija Auditorium [...]
2009 Modesto Reel Food Film Festival
This year, the Modesto Reel Food Film Festival will once again present short contemporary international movies about food, food production, farming, cooking, eating, and enjoying food. A joint project of the Modesto Film Society, the State Theatre, and the Modesto Art Museum, this is the only annual food film festival in California, and one of [...]
Free Screenings of Food, Inc.
Thanks to eaterLA for the alert (and to Judi and Rob Bikel for spotting the news) that two free screenings (sponsored by Chipotle) of Food, Inc. are coming up: July 14, 2009 at 7:30pm Laemmle Playhouse 7 Cinemas 673 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena July 16, 2009 at 7:30pm Laemmle Sunset 5 8000 Sunset Boulevard, West [...]
Screening of Food, Inc.
Magnolia Pictures, Participant Media, River Road Entertainment, the California Center for Public Health Advocacy, and the California Farm to School Program invite Slow Food Los Angeles members and friends to a free screening and panel discussion of Food, Inc.: When: Thursday, June 4, 2009 beginning at 7:00pm Where: Whittier Village Cinemas, 7038 Greenleaf Avenue, Whitter [...]
Bringing the South Central Farmers’ Produce to Market
Slow Food Los Angeles member Randy Clemens has alerted us to news about an event this Saturday: The South Central Los Angeles farmers who starred in the 2008 Academy Award-nominated documentary “The Garden” will host an organic cooking demonstration, sell and share local organic produce from their new farm in Shafter, California, and host a [...]
Path to Freedom Film Screening + Potluck: Pollen Nation
Our friends at Path to Freedom – Urban Homestead have extended an invitation to their upcoming film screening and vegetarian potluck to Slow Food Los Angeles members and friends: On February 22, Path to Freedom – Urban Homestead will host a vegetarian potluck followed by a screening of the documentary Pollen Nation. This event will [...]
2009 Slow Food on Film Festival Now Accepting Submissions
Slow Food on Film is an international festival of cinema and food promoted by Slow Food and Cineteca di Bologna. Its aim is the promotion of a new critical awareness of food culture through the screening of films, short films, documentaries, and TV series focusing on food-related issues in an original way, as well as [...]
Film Screening and Vegetarian Potluck in Pasadena
Our friends at Path to Freedom – Urban Homestead in Pasadena have extended an invitation to Slow Food Los Angeles members and friends to a late December film screening and vegetarian potluck. Please see the details below: On Sunday, December 28, 2008, Path to Freedom – Urban Homestead will host a vegetarian potluck followed by [...]
Screening of Shall We Gather at the River this Sunday
Our friends at Path to Freedom urban homestead in Pasadena have sent us news of a film screening and vegetarian potluck this Sunday, November 23. Slow Food members and friends are invited to participate: Please see the information below for event details including how to reserve your place: On Sunday, November 23, Path to Freedom [...]
Screening of Food Fight at the AFI Fest
We’re happy to help spread the word about a documentary that will be screened at this year’s AFI Fest: Food Fight. When: Saturday, November 8, 2008 at 3:15pm Where: Mann Chinese 6 Theatre, 6801 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles Cost: Free As the filmmakers note: When we walk into a supermarket, we assume that we have [...]
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