[Dialogue] Films

[David & Lin Zahrt]

It would be worth a taking a look at King Corn <www.kingcorn.net>

You can get a CD of the presentation I think its 90 minutes long.

Why? Our take on it--
Documents the way in which we have let corn invade our diet--corn 
syrup, corn oil--and set the stage for a national epidemic of 
obesity, created a Federal Farm Subsidy program that barely pays the 
farmer to keep planting corn while allowing Cargil, Archer, Daniel, 
Midlands, etc to purchase corn for less than it costs to produce it 
while we continue to feed the subsidy with our tax dollars.



>Any suggestions of films (less than full length) that point up 
>current issues, health, homelessness, urban development, urban 
>gardening, water issues, etc.).  I'm part of a film night for a 
>community that is looking at offerings for the year that could keep 
>the community up to speed.
>
>Thanks.
>
>George Holcombe
>14900 Yellowleaf Tr.
>Austin, TX 78728
>Home: 512/252-2756
>Mobile 512/294-5952
><mailto:geowanda at earthlink.net>geowanda at earthlink.net

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