King corn

DVD 2008

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.--From publisher description.

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Agriculture Economic aspects United States

Corn Fertilizers

Corn Iowa

Corn Processing United States

Corn as food

Corn industry United States

Corn products industry United States

Farms Iowa Butler County

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ISBN:

9781422913512
9781422909386
1422913511
1422909387

Description:

1 videodisc (ca. 90 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in

Other Title:

Title from container insert : King corn : you are what you eat

Notes:

Originally released as a documentary in 2006
Special features: Deleted scenes: Chicago: hauling the harvest to the Board of trade -- Washington DC : talking corn on Capitol Hill -- Boston : a new Boston tea party ; Featurettes : The king corn in the corn belt tour -- The lost basement lectures ; WoWz music video; photo gallery; filmmaker biographies
Edited by Jeffrey K. Miller; camera, Sam Cullman, Aaron Woolf, Ian Cheney; original music, The WoWz, Bo Ramsey, Spencer Chakedis
Curt Ellis, Ian Cheney
DVD, NTSC, region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround or Dolby 2.0, NTSC, widescreen

Control Number:

388569

UPC:

767685110898
767685115046

Other Authors:

Cheney, Ian
Docurama (Firm)
Ellis, Curt
Independent Television Service
Mosaic Films
New Video Group
Woolf, Aaron

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