Mark, This list is very active with recommendations for food documentaries. Elise
On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 3:21 PM, <videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu>wrote: > Send videolib mailing list submissions to > videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > https://calmail.berkeley.edu/manage/list/listinfo/videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu > > You can reach the person managing the list at > videolib-ow...@lists.berkeley.edu > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of videolib digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Looking for documentaries about food > (abig...@passionriver.com) > 2. Re: Looking for documentaries about food (Ellen Frankenstein) > 3. Re: Looking for documentaries about food (Anna Neiger) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 12:59:13 -0500 > From: "abig...@passionriver.com" <abig...@passionriver.com> > Subject: Re: [Videolib] Looking for documentaries about food > To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > Message-ID: > <CAOWaqz4C5GogE9Kokzp6SyXV3GgezXT+aSs+rf9m= > e37snx...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi Lisa, > > Passion River Films has an extensive collection of food and nutrition > documentary titles: > > Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead< > http://edu.passionriver.com/fat-sick-and-nearly-dead> > : Overweight, loaded up on steroids and suffering from a debilitating > autoimmune disease, Joe was at the end of his rope. With doctors and > conventional medicine unable to help, Joe hits the road with a juicer and > generator, vowing to drink only fresh fruit and vegetable juice for 60 > days. > > Farmageddon <http://edu.passionriver.com/farmageddon>: The story of small > family farms that were providing safe, healthy food to their communities > and were forced to stop, sometimes through violent action, by agents of > misguided government bureaucracies. > The Perfect Human Diet <http://edu.passionriver.com/the-perfect-human-diet > > > : Explores modern dietary science, ancestral native diets and the emerging > field of human dietary evolution to reveal the authentic human diet. > American Meat <http://edu.passionriver.com/american-meat>: A > solutions-oriented documentary chronicling the current state of the U.S. > meat industry and animal husbandry. > Food Matters <http://edu.passionriver.com/food-matters>: Sets about > uncovering the trillion dollar worldwide 'sickness industry' and gives > people some scientifically verifiable solutions for curing disease > naturally. > Got the Facts on Milk? > <http://edu.passionriver.com/got-the-facts-on-milk>: Questions > the conventional wisdom of the publicized health benefits of milk and dairy > products. > Vegucated <http://edu.passionriver.com/vegucated>: Follows three meat- and > cheese-loving New Yorkers who adopt a vegan diet for six weeks and begin to > uncover hidden sides of animal agriculture. > > You can click here< > http://edu.passionriver.com/food-and-nutrition-titles.html>to > view all films in that subject area. Please let me know if you have > any > questions. > > Thank you, > Abigail > > -- > > *Abigail Levner *| Educational Coordinator | Passion River Films > > 154 Mt Bethel Rd | Warren | NJ 07059 > > *P*| 732-321-0711 ext. 120 *F*| 732-321-4105 > > *E*| abig...@passionriver.com <abig...@passionriver.com> > > Is your collection ready for Women's History Month? Find the films you > need at www.passionriver.com< > http://edu.passionriver.com/browse-by-subject.html> > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment scrubbed and removed. > HTML attachments are only available in MIME digests. > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 10:26:50 -0900 > From: Ellen Frankenstein <efcli...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Videolib] Looking for documentaries about food > To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > Message-ID: > < > cam7ppqpnzbe2cseff8dm2_uqos9oal4okvxq66msngl8kmd...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi Lisa: > > Two films from New Day Films <http://www.newday.com/> that connect what we > eat to the enviroments we live in. > > Eating Alaska <http://www.newday.com/films/eatingalaska.html> (already on > an earlier list) > What happens to a vegetarian who moves to the Alaskan Frontier and marries > a fisher-hunter? A serious and humorous film about food politics, food > colonization, toxins, regional food traditions and our connection to the > wilderness. > > The Shrimp <http://www.newday.com/films/The_Shrimp.html> > The commercial shrimping industry along the coasts of the American South is > threatened by pollution, oil spills and consumer demand for less expensive > foreign imports. A meditative documentary film that follows the life, death > and rebirth of one shrimp from the murky marshes of Savannah, Georgia. > > > > Thumbs up to anything by Les Blank! > > Thanks, > Ellen > -- > Ellen Frankenstein > www.newday.com > www.artchangeinc.org > www.eatingalaska.com > twitter: eatingalaska > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment scrubbed and removed. > HTML attachments are only available in MIME digests. > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 12:20:58 -0800 > From: Anna Neiger <a...@collectiveeye.org> > Subject: Re: [Videolib] Looking for documentaries about food > To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > Message-ID: <530e4caa.7080...@collectiveeye.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hello Lisa (and all!) > > We have some great food-related titles over here at Collective Eye > Films-- it's actually one of our strongest subject areas! I'm happy to > link you to the pages for a few of our best-selling titles: > > INGREDIENTS <http://www.collectiveeye.org/products/ingredients> & its > short-film companion, INGREDIENTS HAWAI'I > <http://www.collectiveeye.org/products/ingredients-hawaii-educational> > These films focus on the local food movement in the US--- INGREDIENTS > gives an overview of what's going on in the US, and INGREDIENTS HAWAI'I > delves into the food system on the Hawai'ian islands (the films can be > purchased separately via the links provided, or as a set for a special > price here > < > http://www.collectiveeye.org/products/ingredients-ingredients-hawaii-set-educational > >). > > > FOOD MATTERS <http://www.collectiveeye.org/products/food_matters> > Harping back to the age-old saying "You are what you eat", this > documentary looks at how our food relates directly to our health. If > we're eating nutritionally depleted foods packed with chemical additives > and relying on pharmaceutical drugs to fix our problems, why is it we're > surprised that our modern society is getting sicker? FOOD MATTERS > focuses on helping us rethink the relationship between our food, our > bodies, and our health. > > We also have quite a few films that focus on farming and agriculture, > including our newest release, GROWING CITIES > <http://www.collectiveeye.org/products/growing-cities-educational>, a > documentary about urban farming in America. Feel free to browse our > Agricultural Studies Collection > <http://www.collectiveeye.org/collections/agriculture> for more titles > that may interest you! > > Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions > about any of our films! > > Best, > Anna > -- > > *Anna Neiger* > > Marketing & Community Outreach Manager > > Collective Eye Films <http://www.collectiveeye.org/> > > /Unearthing Stories To Make A Difference/ > > 2305 SE Yamhill Street > > Portland, OR 97214 > > (t): 503-232-5345 > > (f): 503-296-5515 > > M, W, Th: 10-4 (PST) > > a...@collectiveeye.org <mailto:%20a...@collectiveeye.org> > > On 2/25/14 12:33 PM, Borden, Lisa M. wrote: > > > > All: > > > > I'm trying to put together a comprehensive list of documentaries that > > are about food or food-related topics for a course. > > > > I will welcome any title suggestions from librarians or title lists > > from film vendors, on or off list. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Lisa M. Borden > > > > Serials & Electronic Resources Librarian, Section Head > > > > UTEP Library - Acquisitions > > > > PH: (915) 747-6709 > > > > E-Mail: lmbor...@utep.edu > > > > > > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as > an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > producers and distributors. > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment scrubbed and removed. > HTML attachments are only available in MIME digests. > > End of videolib Digest, Vol 75, Issue 72 > **************************************** >
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