Soul Food Junkies will premiere nationally MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 2013, at 10 p.m. on PBS’ Emmy-award winning series, Independent Lens!
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In Soul Food Junkies, Hurt sets out on a historical and culinary journey to learn more about the soul food tradition and its relevance to black cultural identity. Through candid interviews with soul food cooks, historians, and scholars, as well as with doctors, family members, and everyday people, the film puts this culinary tradition under the microscope to examine both its positive and negative consequences.
Hurt also explores the socioeconomic conditions in predominantly black neighborhoods where it can be difficult to find healthy options, and meets some pioneers in the emerging food justice movement who are challenging the food industry and encouraging communities to “go back to the land” by creating sustainable Eco-friendly gardens, advocating for healthier options in local supermarkets, supporting local farmers’ markets, avoiding highly processed fast foods, and cooking healthier versions of traditional soul food.
For more information, please visit Independent Lens, and Byron Hurt’s website.
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