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Soul food junkies

Title

Soul food junkies [videorecording] / a film by Byron Hurt ; a co-production of God Bless the Child Productions and Independent Television Service (ITVS) in association with National Black Programming Consortium ; produced, directed and written by Byron Hurt.

Format

DVD, Videodisc

Edition/Version

Widescreen.

Published/Produced

[Alexandria, Va.] : PBS : Distributed by PBS Distribution, 2013.

Description

1 videodisc (63 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Performer

Narrator, Byron Hurt.

Credits

Original music, Kathryn Bostic ; editor, Sonia Gonzalez-Martinez ; narrator, Byron Hurt.

System details

DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation; stereo.

Language

Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Summary

Filmmaker Byron Hurt looks at the past and future of soul food, covering its roots in Western Africa, its incarnation in the American South, and the role it plays in the health crisis in the African American community. Examines the socioeconomics of the modern American diet, and how the food industry profits from producing cheap calories while healthy options remain expensive and hard to find.

Notes

Originally produced as a documentary film in 2012. Documentary.

Awards

Winner, Best Documentary, 2012 American Black Film Festival ; Winner, Best Documentary Feature, 2012 Urbanworld Film Festival.

Subject headings

African Americans--Food. African American cooking. African Americans--Social life and customs. Food habits--United States. Food preferences--United States. Food--Social aspects--United States.

Genre heading

Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Other contributors

Hurt, Byron, 1970- producer, screenwriter, director. Bostic, Kathryn, composer. God Bless the Child Productions. Independent Television Service. National Black Programming Consortium. Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) PBS Distribution (Firm)

ISBN

9781608838516 160883851X

Standard Identifier

841887018548