Food and Country

Food and Country
Film poster
Directed byLaura Gabbert
Produced by
  • Laura Gabbert
  • Caroline Libresco
  • Paula P. Manzanedo
  • Ruth Reichl
  • Lisa Remington
Starring
Cinematography
  • Jerry Henry
  • Martina Radwan
Edited byPhilip Owens
Music byRyan Rumery
Production
companies
Distributed byGreenwich Entertainment
Release dates
Running time
100 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$5,973[2]

Food and Country is a 2023 documentary film directed by Laura Gabbert which explores how the COVID pandemic impacted American small farmers and independent restaurants.[3][4]

The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2023, and was released in the United States on October 2, 2024.

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 63% of 16 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.5/10.[5]

Release

The film first premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2023,[6] and later at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival on March 5, 2023,[7] South by Southwest on March 13, 2023,[8][9] the Cleveland Film Festival on March 31, 2023,[10] the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival on April 26, 2023,[11] the Hot Docs International Film Festival on April 28, 2023,[12] the Seattle International Film Festival on May 2023,[13] the Nantucket Film Festival on June 22, 2023,[14] and the Philadelphia Film Festival on October 25, 2023.[15] On August 21, 2024, Greenwich Entertainment acquired the distribution rights to the film, which was released on October 2, 2024.[16] In the United States, the film made $4,037 from two theaters in its opening weekend.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Food and Country". Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "Food and Country". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  3. ^ Lowe, Justin (January 24, 2023). "'Food and Country' Review: A Dynamic Doc Profiling the Precarious State of America's Food System". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  4. ^ Kennedy, Lisa (2023-02-08). "'Food and Country' Review: Pandemic-Made Doc Addresses Dire Kinks in the Food Chain". Variety. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  5. ^ "Food and Country | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  6. ^ "2023 Sundance Film Festival Announces Lineup of 99 Feature Films - sundance.org". 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  7. ^ Food and Country. Retrieved 2024-10-02 – via www.filmfestival.gr.
  8. ^ "2023 SXSW Film Festival Lineup". SXSW. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  9. ^ "Food and Country". SXSW 2024 Schedule. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  10. ^ Paris Wolfe, cleveland com (2023-03-28). "'Food and Country' makes its CIFF debut, starring local farmers and sounding the alarm about broken U.S. food systems". cleveland. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  11. ^ ruth (2023-04-13). "2023 MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (MSPIFF) opens tomorrow – runs April 13-27". FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  12. ^ Mullen, Pat (2023-04-14). "Toronto's Heating Up: 23 Films We've Seen at Hot Docs 2023". POV Magazine. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  13. ^ "Food and Country". www.siff.net. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  14. ^ "NFF 2023 Schedule" (PDF). Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  15. ^ "32nd Philadelphia Film Festival Full Lineup". Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  16. ^ Carey, Matthew (2024-08-21). "Greenwich Entertainment Sets Table For Theatrical Release Of 'Food And Country,' From Director Laura Gabbert, Producer Ruth Reichl". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  17. ^ "Domestic 2024 Weekend 40". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 7, 2024.


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