Food and Country

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
  • January 23, 2023 (2023-01-23) (Sundance)
  • October 2, 2024 (2024-10-02)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$11,052

Food and Country is a 2023 American documentary film directed by Laura Gabbert, which explores how the COVID pandemic impacted American small farmers and independent restaurants.

The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2023, and was released in the United States on October 2, 2024.

Release

The film first premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2023, and later at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival on March 5, 2023, South by Southwest on March 13, 2023, the Cleveland Film Festival on March 31, 2023, the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival on April 26, 2023, the Hot Docs International Film Festival on April 28, 2023, the Seattle International Film Festival in May 2023, the Nantucket Film Festival on June 22, 2023, and the Philadelphia Film Festival on October 25, 2023. On August 21, 2024, Greenwich Entertainment acquired the distribution rights to the film, which was released on October 2, 2024.

Reception

Box office

In the United States, the film made $4,037 from two theaters in its opening weekend.

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 67% of 18 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7/10.

In a positive review, Lisa Kennedy of Variety wrote that the film is "brimming with likable interviewees".

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Food and Country". Archived from the original on October 16, 2024. 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. Archived from the original on May 24, 2023. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  4. 1 2 Kennedy, Lisa (February 8, 2023). "'Food and Country' Review: Pandemic-Made Doc Addresses Dire Kinks in the Food Chain". Variety. Archived from the original on October 28, 2023. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  5. ↑ "2023 Sundance Film Festival Announces Lineup of 99 Feature Films - sundance.org". December 7, 2022. Archived from the original on December 12, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  6. ↑ Food and Country. Archived from the original on September 10, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024 – via www.filmfestival.gr.
  7. ↑ "2023 SXSW Film Festival Lineup". SXSW. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Food and Country". SXSW 2024 Schedule. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  9. ↑ Paris Wolfe, cleveland com (March 28, 2023). "'Food and Country' makes its CIFF debut, starring local farmers and sounding the alarm about broken U.S. food systems". cleveland. Archived from the original on May 12, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  10. ↑ ruth (April 13, 2023). "2023 MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (MSPIFF) opens tomorrow – runs April 13–27". FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG. Archived from the original on June 7, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  11. ↑ Mullen, Pat (April 14, 2023). "Toronto's Heating Up: 23 Films We've Seen at Hot Docs 2023". POV Magazine. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Food and Country". www.siff.net. Archived from the original on November 14, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  13. ↑ "NFF 2023 Schedule" (PDF). Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  14. ↑ "32nd Philadelphia Film Festival Full Lineup". Archived from the original on October 4, 2024. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  15. ↑ Carey, Matthew (August 21, 2024). "Greenwich Entertainment Sets Table For Theatrical Release Of 'Food And Country,' From Director Laura Gabbert, Producer Ruth Reichl". Deadline. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Domestic 2024 Weekend 40". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on October 7, 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Food and Country". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on October 7, 2024. Retrieved June 2, 2026.