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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

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

Release

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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

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  1. ^ "Fly". 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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