Event overview
A day of films accompanying the exhibition organised by the Department of Anthropology.
These films raise important questions about how local communities, collectives, and individuals deal with the food crisis we are experiencing. They provide a provocative glimpse into the everyday struggles and contestations around the unequal production and distribution as well as the consumption of food in Western society.
11.00 The Gleaners and I (France 2000)
Director Agnes Varda, 82 min, French with English Subtitles
Taking everything from surplus in the fields, to rubbish in trashcans, to oysters washed up after a storm, the "gleaners" range from those sadly in need to those hoping to recreate the community activity of centuries past, and still others who use whatever they find to cobble together a rough art.
13.00 The Garden (USA 2009) Director Scott Hamilton Kennedy, 120 min, English
The South Central Farm is a 14-acre community garden that was established in the ruins of the L.A. riots in 1992. After the lush garden thrived for a decade, the urban farmers were notified that they were being evicted. The farmers mobilize to prevent the onslaught of bulldozers in an attempt to save their beautiful land and the sustainable life it has provided.
15.00 Supersize Me (USA 2004) Director Morgan Spurlock, 140 min, English
Director Morgan Spurlock's social experiment in fast-food gastronomy sees him attempting to subsist uniquely on food from the McDonald's menu for an entire month. He examines the effects on his health as well as the corporate giant's growing role in the lives of American consumers and explores its methods of indoctrinating young people and its contribution to America's obesity epidemic.
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2016 | 11:00am - 5:00pm |
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