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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.
Barbie Izquierdo and kids
Actor Jeff Bridges, a familiar face in Washington, D.C., has been stepping up his campaign for increased public awareness through documentaries and public service announcements.
Jeff Bridges
Last June he attended Share Our Strength/No Kid Hungry “Cocktails and Confections” benefit on the rooftop of at 101 Constitution Avenue. The Oscar winner said “Working to end child hunger is the most important thing I have ever done.”
The Bridges brothers, Jeff and Beau, have a long history of activism going back to their famous dad Lloyd. In 2011, Beau Bridges received the Lone Sailor Award.
“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.
Rosie
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.” Production Notes
A Place at the Table opened in D.C. on Friday at The E Street Cinema.
