TrueNorth Community Services and the Dogwood Center are coordinating together to bring a recently released documentary film “A Place at the Table” to Newaygo County. This film examines the issue of hunger in America through the lens of three families struggling with food insecurity.
The information in this documentary is extremely pertinent to the nation as a whole and to Newaygo County in particular. During January and February alone this year, the TrueNorth food pantry provided assistance 1,369 times. An additional 264 Newaygo County households were provided food through the Food Truck distribution at TrueNorth alone. Across the United States, one in four children does not know where their next meal is coming from. In “A Place at the Table”, co-directors Kristi Jacobson and Lori Silverbush examine the issue of food insecurity and show us how hunger poses serious economic, social, and cultural implications for our nation, and that it could be solved.
Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and only seen in limited theatrical releases, “A Place at the Table” features testimony from a mother in a northern city who relies on food stamps, still can’t make ends meet, and wonders if hunger was the cause of her son’s developmental delays; a family in Colorado that includes an elementary school-aged child who can’t concentrate in school because she is hungry and fantasizing about food; and a child in Mississippi family suffering from obesity and related health problems while her family struggles to purchase food. Check out the movie trailer here.
Attendees of the film are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items. The donations will go to Newaygo County families through the TrueNorth Food Pantry.
Click here to purchase tickets! $5. Main Stage. General Admission. 7:30 p.m. Rated PG. Run time is 84 minutes.
Dogwood Box Office Hours are Tuesday-Friday 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. and two hours prior to an event. For more information please contact Dogwood Box Office at 231.924.8885.
Tickets may also be purchased at NCCA-Artsplace in downtown Fremont. Hours are Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Thursday, 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., and Saturdays 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.. For more information please contact the Artsplace at 231.924.4022.