Film Recommendation - "What's on Your Plate?"

This new documentary is about kids and food politics. From the film's website, here is the full synopsis: "Filmed over the course of one year, the film follows two eleven-year-old multi-racial city kids as they explore their place in the food chain. Sadie and Safiyah take a close look at food systems in New York City and its surrounding areas. With the camera as their companion, the girl guides talk to each other, food activists, farmers, new friends, storekeepers, their families, and the viewer, in their quest to understand what’s on all of our plates. The girls address questions regarding the origin of the food they eat, how it’s cultivated, how many miles it travels from the harvest to their plate, how it’s prepared, who prepares it, and what is done afterwards with the packaging and leftovers. They visit the usual supermarkets, fast food chains, and school lunchrooms. But they also check into innovative sustainable food system practices by going to farms, greenmarkets, and community supported agriculture programs. They discover that these programs both help struggling farmers to survive on the one hand and provide affordable, locally-grown food to communities on the consumer end, especially to lower-income urban families. In What's on Your Plate?, the two friends formulate sophisticated and compassionate opinions on the state of their society, and by doing so inspire hope and active engagement in others."

I have yet to see this film (unfortunately none of its upcoming screenings are near me), but I hope to eventually do so, on DVD or otherwise. I'm especially looking forward to seeing food issues explored from the perspective of kids, and I admire their curiosity and willingness to learn more about the origins of the food they eat and encounter on a daily basis.