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A Place at the Table

Available screening types

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Available until

Jan 01, 2026

Available in

United States of America

About the film

Using personal stories, this powerful documentary illuminates the plight of the 49 million Americans struggling with food insecurity. A single mother, a small-town policeman and a farmer are among those for whom putting food on the table is a daily battle.

Genre

Documentary

Runtime

1h 24m

Released

2012

Director

Lori Silverbush, Kristi Jacobson

Producer

Ryan Harrington, Julie Goldman

Awards & recognition

Sundance Film Festival

2012 Nominee Grand Jury Price: Documentary

PGA Awards

2014 PGA Award: Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures

International Documentary Association

2013 Winner: Pare Lorentz Award

What people are saying

"A Place at the Table is advocacy journalism at its best, lining up its facts, illustrating the widespread problem with a few trenchant and compelling cases, and offering solutions."

Steven Rea

Philadelphia Inquirer

"The filmmakers vividly illustrate the power and depth of the long-spiraling problem of "food insecurity" by immersing us in the hardscrabble lives of a cross section of our nation's poor."

Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

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