The Jungle! An IARA Virtual Screening May 1 via Zoom
With an introduction by Director Matt Wechsler
Thursday, May 1 at 7:00 pm CT – Virtual Screening via Zoom
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FREE!
A $5 free will donation helps IARA fight factory farms
Filmmaker Matt Wechsler’s new documentary, “The Jungle”, is a modern-day take on Upton Sinclair’s famous 1906 expose that shocked the nation. Unraveling centuries of greed and exploitation in America’s meat industry, the film calls into question the profiteering of ecosystems and reveals how indigenous knowledge may hold the key to creating an equitable food system for both people and the planet.
“Agriculture is more consolidated than ever with just a handful of massive conglomerates calling the shots,” says filmmaker Wechsler. “The downstream effects are crippling rural communities, depleting natural resources, destroying ecosystems, poisoning consumers, and exacerbating climate change.”
Yet “The Jungle” also reveals how the real indigenous ancestral roots of regenerative agriculture may hold the key to creating an equitable food system for people and the planet.
“The Jungle” features former New York Times columnist Mark Bittman, Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin, a regenerative farmer raising indigenous practices at his Minnesota farm, Paige and Derrick Jackson who produce ethically raised pork, chicken and beef in North Carolina, and former independent Iowa hog farmer Chuck Wirtz.
This is Wechsler’s third film on food and agriculture. The first two – “Sustainable” and “Right to Harm” – as well as “The Jungle” were all partially filmed in Iowa. The screening is free. A $5 free will donation helps IARA’s address Iowa’s factory farm crisis.
