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Soul food junkies

Title
Soul food junkies/ directed by Byron Hurt.
Publication
[Alexandria, Va.] : PBS : Distributed by PBS Distribution, 2013.

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Additional Authors
  • Hurt, Byron, 1970-
  • Bostic, Kathryn.
  • God Bless the Child Productions.
  • Independent Television Service.
  • National Black Programming Consortium.
  • Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
  • PBS Distribution (Firm)
Description
1 videodisc (63 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
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.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Documentary films.
  • Nonfiction films.
  • Feature films.
  • Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Note
  • Originally produced as a documentary film in 2012.
Credits (note)
  • Screenwriter, Byron Hurt ; producer, Byron Hurt ; editor, Sonia Gonzalez-Martinez ; composer, Kathryn Bostic ; a co-production of God Bless the Child Productions and Independent Television Service (ITVS) in association with National Black Programming Consortium ; a film by Byron Hurt.
Performer (note)
  • Narrator, Byron Hurt.
Audience (note)
  • TV parental guidelines rating: Not rated.
System Details (note)
  • DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation; stereo.
  • DVD.
Language (note)
  • Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Awards (note)
  • Winner, Best Documentary, 2012 American Black Film Festival ; Winner, Best Documentary Feature, 2012 Urbanworld Film Festival.
Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-1544
ISBN
9781608838516
LCCN
841887018548
OCLC
826803810
Title
Soul food junkies/ directed by Byron Hurt.
Imprint
[Alexandria, Va.] : PBS : Distributed by PBS Distribution, 2013.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
Type of Carrier
videodisc
System Details
DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation; stereo.
Performer
Narrator, Byron Hurt.
Credits
Screenwriter, Byron Hurt ; producer, Byron Hurt ; editor, Sonia Gonzalez-Martinez ; composer, Kathryn Bostic ; a co-production of God Bless the Child Productions and Independent Television Service (ITVS) in association with National Black Programming Consortium ; a film by Byron Hurt.
Audience
TV parental guidelines rating: Not rated.
Language
Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Awards
Winner, Best Documentary, 2012 American Black Film Festival ; Winner, Best Documentary Feature, 2012 Urbanworld Film Festival.
System Details
DVD.
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Added Author
Hurt, Byron, 1970- film director, film producer, screenwriter.
Bostic, Kathryn.
God Bless the Child Productions.
Independent Television Service.
National Black Programming Consortium.
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
PBS Distribution (Firm)
Other Standard Identifier
841887018548
Publisher No.
INL61405 PBS
Research Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-1544
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