King corn. : Big river, a King corn companion

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Label

King corn. : Big river, a King corn companion

Title remainder

Big river, a King corn companion

Statement of responsibility

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

Title variation

• Big river, a King corn companion
• Big river

Title variation remainder

a King corn companion

Contributor

• Cheney, Ian.
• New Video Group
• Ellis, Curt.
• Mosaic Films
• Independent Television Service
• Woolf, Aaron.
• Docurama (Firm)

Director

• Woolf, Aaron.

Producer

• Ellis, Curt.
• Cheney, Ian.
• Woolf, Aaron.

Subject

• Agricultural pollution -- United States
• Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- United States
• Agriculture -- Iowa
• Corn -- Fertilizers
• Corn -- Fertilizers | Environmental aspects
• Corn -- Iowa
• Corn -- Processing -- United States
• Corn as food
• Corn industry -- United States
• Corn products industry -- United States
• Documentary films
• Farms -- Iowa | Butler County
• Feature films
• Fertilizers -- Environmental aspects
• Genetically modified foods
• Groundwater -- Effect of chemicals on
• Groundwater -- Pollution -- United States
• Herbicides -- Environmental aspects -- United States
• Mexico, Gulf of -- Effect of water pollution on
• Nonfiction films
• Pesticides -- Environmental aspects -- United States
• Water -- Pollution -- Iowa

Genre

• Documentary films
• Feature films
• Nonfiction films

Language

eng

Summary

• King Corn: Fueled by curiosity and a dash of naiveté, 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
• Big River: In this 30-minute documentary sequel, Ian and Curt return to Iowa with a new mission: to investigate the environmental impact their acre of corn has made on the people and places downstream. Making a journey that spans from the heartland to the Gulf of Mexico, the friends trade their combine for a canoe and uncover cancer clusters, a poisoned Gulf, and our food's connection to climate change

Cataloging source

MND

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Edited by Jeffrey K. Miller; camera, Sam Cullman, Aaron Woolf, Ian Cheney; original music, The WoWz, Bo Ramsey, Spencer Chakedis

Dewey number

633.1/5/0973

LC call number

SB191.M2

LC item number

K56 2010

PerformerNote

Curt Ellis, Ian Cheney

Runtime

120

Target audience

general

Technique

live action