Soul food junkies

Bostic, Kathryn. (Added Author). Hurt, Byron, 1970- (Added Author). God Bless the Child Productions. (Added Author). Independent Television Service. (Added Author). National Black Programming Consortium. (Added Author). PBS Distribution (Firm) (Added Author). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) (Added Author).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781608838516
Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (63 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Alexandria, Va.] : PBS : Distributed by PBS Distribution, 2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally produced as a documentary film in 2012.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Original music, Kathryn Bostic ; editor, Sonia Gonzalez-Martinez.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrator, Byron Hurt.
Target Audience Note:	TV parental guidelines rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation; stereo.
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.