More than a decade after the first film, Magnolia Pictures has released the trailer for Food, Inc. 2, a sequel to their critically acclaimed 2008 documentary, Food, Inc.
The film “is a timely and urgent follow-up” to the original, according to a release. The first installment earned an Oscar nomination and still holds a 95 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes.
In the sequel, directors Robert Kenner and Melissa Robledo reunite with authors Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma) and Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation) for another look at the country’s food system.
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“There’s a lot at stake when you sit down to eat,” Pollan says in the trailer. “When the pandemic hit, the curtain was peeled back.”
Schlosser adds, “There were whole crops being buried, and at the same time there were shortages in the supermarket.”
In another scene, an activist asks: “How can I go to work for these billion-dollar companies and feed all these people, all to come to hear my son’s stomach growl?”
The trailer also teases appearances from U.S. Senators Jon Tester and Cory Booker.
“I want rural America to be vibrant again,” Tester says.
Booker continued, “I sure as heck don’t want my tax dollars subsidizing the things that are making people sick.”
“Food, Inc. 2 comes ‘back for seconds’ to reveal how corporate consolidation has gone unchecked by our government, leaving us with a highly efficient yet shockingly vulnerable food system dedicated only towards increasing profits,” the release continued. “Seeking solutions, the film introduces innovative farmers, food producers, workers’ rights activists, and prominent legislators.”
Food, Inc. 2 will be released in theaters for select screenings on April 9, and be available on digital April 12.
