Independent Lens - Season 9 Episode 20 Na Kamalei: The Men of Hula
King Corn is a feature documentary film released in October 2007 following college friends Ian Cheney and Curtis Ellis as they move to Greene, Iowa to grow and farm an acre of corn. In the process, Cheney and Ellis examine the role that the increasing production of corn has for American society.
The film shows how the industrialization of corn has all but eliminated the family farm, which is being replaced by larger and larger industrial farms. This trend reflects a larger industrialization of the North American food system, whereby, as was outlined in the film, decisions relating to what crops are grown, and how they are grown, are based more on economic considerations than their ramifications on the environment or the population. This is demonstrated in the film by the production of high fructose corn syrup, an ingredient found in many cheap food products, such as fast food. The two return to the same small town that was coincidentally home to both of their great-grandfathers.
Year: 2024
Genre: Documentary
Country: United States of America
Studio: PBS
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Cast: Stanley Tucci
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First Air Date: Aug 09, 1999
Last Air date: Nov 11, 2024
Season: 26 Season
Episode: 510 Episode
Runtime: 60 minutes
IMDb: 6.91/10 by 11.00 users
Popularity: 181.815
Language: English
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