Saw this at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.
"Food and Country" is a documentary about America's policy of producing cheap food at all costs has long hobbled small independent farmers, ranchers, and chefs. Worried for their survival, trailblazing food writer Ruth Reichl reaches out across political and social divides to uncover the country's broken food system and the innovators risking it all to transform it. The documentary was decent as it's a typical standard structure about the farmers and the struggles they are going through. Director Laura Gabbert offers some interesting insights about how the pandemic has hit hard for independent farmers but that's pretty much it.
The camerawork and production is pretty good. There were interesting concepts explored but I kind of wish the film explored more around certain time eras as a lot more has changed than what the film presents.
Overall, it was one time watch and I did learn some food facts.
Rating: B-
