Good Day | A Place at the Table | Participant Media

A Place at the Table opens March 1st in theaters nationwide, on iTunes and On Demand everywhere.
Good Day was shot using traditional stop-motion animation, and incorporated over 2,500 individual frames. Different than traditional 2D animation, the piece was shot on a live set, utilizing hand-made paper cutouts. The process was a true labor of love. Every bit of movement, expression and transition required an intense amount of planning and preparation. As a result, the filmmakers were only able to capture 2 seconds of screen-time per day.
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50 million people in the U.S.-one in four children-don't know where their next meal is coming from, despite our having the means to provide nutritious, affordable food for all Americans. Directors Kristi Jacobson and Lori Silverbush examine this issue through the lens of three people who are struggling with food insecurity: Barbie, a single Philadelphia mother who grew up in poverty and is trying to provide a better life for her two kids; Rosie, a Colorado fifth-grader who often has to depend on friends and neighbors to feed her and has trouble concentrating in school; and Tremonica, a Mississippi second-grader whose asthma and health issues are exacerbated by the largely empty calories her hardworking mother can afford.
Their stories are interwoven with insights from experts including sociologist Janet Poppendieck, author Raj Patel and nutrition policy leader Marion Nestle; ordinary citizens like Pastor Bob Wilson and teachers Leslie Nichols and Odessa Cherry; and activists such as Witness to Hunger's Mariana Chilton, Top Chef's Tom Colicchio and Oscar®-winning actor Jeff Bridges.
Ultimately, A Place at the Table shows us how hunger poses serious economic, social and cultural implications for our nation, and that it could be solved once and for all, if the American public decides-as they have in the past-that making healthy food available and affordable is in the best interest of us all.
Genre: Documentary
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Directors: Kristi Jacobson, Lori Silverbush
Producers: Julie Goldman, Ryan Harrington, Kristi Jacobson,
Lori Silverbush
Executive Producers: Jeff Skoll, Diane Weyermann, Tom Colicchio,
Christina Weiss Lurie, Jeffrey Lurie
Original Music: T-Bone Burnett & The Civil Wars
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[@marla79]

True Real+TRILL Indeed!

[@unboxingforeverunlimited8692]

I was one of those kids. You carry it with you for life, that feeling. Now that I'm older and making money, charities that feed hungry people are a top priority for me. There is no reason for anyone in this country to be hungry. None whatsoever.

[@Julietjeske]

I grew up in a blue collar family, we could have qualified for reduced priced lunches when I was a kid. My mother didn't want us to have the stigma of being a poor kid, so she paid full price even though we struggled. This video just made me cry my eyes out. There are too many kids living like this in the United States, and it's just wrong.

[@keziah11412]

Awe that is soo sad. And schools give less good these days since they are I the obesity craze. What about starving kids like this?