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King corn you are what you eat

DVD

2008

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Format:	DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials
Call Number:	633.15 K52 2008
Title:	King corn [videorecording] : you are what you eat / Balcony Releasing presents a Mosaic Films production, a film by Aaron Wolf, Curt Ellis, Ian Cheney ; a co-production of Mosaic Films Incorporated and the Independent Television Service (ITVS) with funding provided by The Corporation for Public Broadcasting ; co-produced by Ian Cheney, Curt Ellis ; produced and directed by Aaron Woolf.
Publisher, Date:	[New York, NY] : Docurama Films : Distributed by New Video, [2008]
Description:	1 videodisc (ca. 90 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary:	Fueled by curiosity and a dash of naiveté, college buddies Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis return to their ancestral home of Greene, Iowa, to find out how the modest corn kernel conquered America. With the help of real farmers, powerful fertilizer, government aid, and genetically modified seeds, the friends manage to grow one acre of corn. Along the way, they unlock the hidden truths about America's modern food system.
Subjects:	Corn -- Iowa. Corn as food. Corn -- Fertilizers. Genetically modified foods. Documentary films. PLP -- Docs for Days -- 2020.12.
Genre:	Nonfiction films. Feature films.
Other Author:	Cheney, Ian. Ellis, Curt. Woolf, Aaron. Balcony Releasing. Mosaic Films. Independent Television Service. Docurama (Firm) New Video Group.
Notes:	Title from container. Originally released as a documentary in 2006. Special features: Deleted scenes; "The king corn in the corn belt tour" featurette; "The lost basement lectures" featurette; "WoWz music video; photo gallery; filmmaker biographies. Camera, Sam Cullman, Aaron Woolf, Ian Cheney ; editor, Jeffrey K. Miller ; original music, The WoWz, Bo Ramsey, Spencer Chakedis. Curt Ellis, Ian Cheney. DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, NTSC.
ISBN:	1422909387
Publisher or Distributor Number:	NNVG110891
Other Number:	213373700
Items available:	2
Copies owned:	2
Current Holds:	0
Medium:	[videorecording]

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