Aruvam (2019)

Скандальное документальное расследование о роли сети ресторанов быстрого питания «МакДональдс» в ожирении американцев.

Главный герой мсье Дюшемен — респектабельный составитель ежегодного справочника-путеводителя по ресторанам. Авторитет его книги настолько высок, что все рестораны в Париже и его окрестностях стремятся предстать на ее страницах в выгодном свете. Это очень трудно, поскольку Дюшемен все время сам обходит все заведения, переодеваясь, чтобы оставаться не узнанным. Единственное разочарование Дюшемена — его сын, который не желает идти по стопам отца, мечтая стать клоуном в цирке…

Фильм "Сыт по горло" приоткрывает всю правду о том, что мы все думали, что знаем о еде и похудении, выявляя 30-летнюю кампанию в пищевой промышленности, с помощью правительства США по введению в заблуждение и запутыванию американской общественности, приведшую к одной из крупнейших эпидемий здоровья в истории.

Нелестный взгляд на американскую пищевую промышленность и контролирующие её корпорации.

История о том, как общество потребления и мода на «здоровое питание» на самом деле приводят нас к ожирению. Австралийский режиссер и актер Дэймон Гамо снимает на камеру свой эксперимент, в ходе которого он начинает питаться исключительно едой, имеющей маркировку «healthy», чтобы раскрыть для зрителей всю горькую правду о сахаре, который на самом деле скрыт в свежевыжатых соках, обезжиренных йогуртах, мюсли, протеиновых батончиках и другой «полезной» еде. Фильм демонстрирует изменения, которые происходят с телом молодого человека, до начала эксперимента не испытывающего проблем с лишним весом. Благодаря познавательному путешествию Дэймон освещает неизвестные многим факты о том, как строится индустрия пищевой промышленности и какого сахара на самом деле стоит опасаться на полках супермаркетов. Этот фильм навсегда изменит ваше представление о здоровом рационе.

King Corn is a fun and crusading journey into the digestive tract of our fast food nation where one ultra-industrial, pesticide-laden, heavily-subsidized commodity dominates the food pyramid from top to bottom – corn. Fueled by curiosity and a dash of naiveté, two college buddies return to their ancestral home of Greene, Iowa to figure out how a modest kernel conquered America. With the help of some real farmers, oodles of fertilizer and government aide, and some genetically modified seeds, the friends manage to grow one acre of corn. Along the way, they unlock the hilarious absurdities and scary but hidden truths about America’s modern food system in this engrossing and eye-opening documentary.

The two remaining puppets learn about eating healthy, but things go awry when they receive a mysterious phone call.

An enterprising youngster in a slum wants his people to lead a life of dignity, but has to take on an ambitious capitalist, who only wants to dominate his field.

In the middle of an economic crisis, in the shadow of Wall Street, an institution that represents a less well-known American tradition is booming. The Park Slope Food Coop: a cooperative supermarket where all 16,000 members work 3 hours per months to earn the right to buy the best food in New York at incredibly low prices. The success of this cooperative is a bad new for capitalism and aggro-alimentary business, and an opportunity to change the food production and distribution systems. We will see what has become of the Park Slope Food Coop, now a well-rooted institution in the heart of Brooklyn: the way it functions, its hundreds of rules, the diversity and eccentricity of its members. We'll see how the culture that has been created at the coop gives its members daily visceral lessons in democracy, how this could represent a potential change in mentality for Americans faced with increasingly difficult economic times.

Obesity rates in the United States have reached epidemic proportions in recent years. Killer at Large shows how little is being done and more importantly, what can be done to reverse it. Killer at Large also explores the human element of the problem with portions of the film that follow a 12-year old girl who has a controversial liposuction procedure to fix her weight gain and a number of others suffering from obesity, including filmmaker Neil Labute.

Juan “Accidentes” Dominguez is on his biggest case ever. On behalf of twelve Nicaraguan banana workers he is tackling Dole Food in a ground-breaking legal battle for their use of a banned pesticide that was known by the company to cause sterility. Can he beat the giant, or will the corporation get away with it?

A team of journalists investigate how human trafficking and child labor in the Ivory Coast fuels the worldwide chocolate industry. The crew interview both proponents and opponents of these alleged practices, and use hidden camera techniques to delve into the gritty world of cocoa plantations.

A food safety officer and a teacher who has no sense of smell come together to fight the practice of food adulteration and its devastating effect on people.

Jamie Oliver investigates sugar's huge contribution to global health problems like obesity and type 2 diabetes, reveals how much sugar is in healthy-looking food, and explores what can be done to help

With increasing damage to ecosystems from the climate crisis and growing mental and physical damage to billions of people, This Good Earth offers answers to how change can happen and points the finger at those standing in the way.

In this short documentary, Vedat Milor tries to uncover the complex processes behind some of the traditional Turkish dishes that seem simple at first glance.

Industrial food production has provided the public with an abundance of food at very low prices. But with obesity and diabetes at record levels in Europe, there is clearly a problem with the food we eat. This documentary puts the spotlight on the agri-food industry and reveals how low-cost ultra-processed foods are really made.

Sales of organic products have increased tenfold in 20 years. In 2020, the market will have exceeded 13 billion euros in sales. The heavyweights of the food industry are surfing on this consumer craze for healthy food by offering more and more "green" products. But organic does not necessarily mean nutritionally balanced.

Ever since it was revealed that the chocolate industry is involved with child slavery in the Ivory Coast, the industry has been busy – due to consumer demands – explaining what exactly it does to actively fight trafficking and child labour. But does the industry live up to its own promises?In this investigative film, director Miki Mistrati tries to find out, if the chocolate industry – which is one of the largest corporations in the world – speak the truth, when they say that they provide education, medical care etc for the children of the Ivory Coast. But the project runs into trouble already from the get-go, because the embassy of the Ivory Coast won’t let Miki enter the country until he has an invitation – from the chocolate industry.

Milk - an essential food for our wellbeing? The highly processed white industrial product we are supposed to consume on a daily basis is suspected of causing numerous diseases of civilization. We take a closer look at the ongoing debate.