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Title:
King corn [DVD] / Balcony Releasing presents a Mosaic Films production, a film by Aaron Woolf, Curt Ellis, Ian Cheney ; a co-production of Mosaic Films Incorporated and the Independent Television Service (ITVS) with funding provided by The Corporation for Public Broadcasting ; co-produced by Ian Cheney, Curt Ellis ; produced and directed by Aaron Woolf.
Format:
[DVD] /
Publisher:
Docurama Films
Copyright Date:
2008
Description:
1 videodisc (ca. 90 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject:
Corn products industry--United States.
Documentary films.
Corn--Processing--United States.
Corn--Iowa.
Corn--Fertilizers.
Corn as food.
Genetically modified foods.
Farms--Butler County.--Butler County.
Feature films.
Corn industry--United States.
Agriculture--Economic aspects--United States.
Nonfiction films.
Other Authors:
Cheney, Ian.
Woolf, Aaron.
Ellis, Curt.
Docurama (Firm).
Independent Television Service.
New Video Group.
Balcony Releasing.
Mosaic Films.
Notes:
Special features: Deleted scenes: Chicago: hauling the harvest to the Board of trade -- Washington DC : talking corn on Capitol Hill -- Boston : a new Boston tea party ; Featurettes : The king corn in the corn belt tour -- The lost basement lectures ; WoWz music video; photo galler y; filmmaker biographies. Originally released as a documentary in 2006. Curt Ellis, Ian Cheney.
Summary:
Fueled by curiosity and a dash of naivet©♭, college buddies Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis return to their ancestral home of Greene, Iowa, to find out how the modest corn kernel conquered America. With the help of real farmers, powerful fertilizer, government aid, and genetically modified seeds, the friends manage to grow one acre of corn. Along the way, they unlock the hidden truths about America's modern food system.--From publisher description.
ISBN:
1422913511
9781422913512
UPC:
767685115046
Locations:
NYPE343 -- Charles City Public Library (Charles City)
FGPD194 -- New Hampton Public Library (New Hampton)
VCPD034 -- Robey Memorial Library-Waukon (Waukon)

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