The Canadian premiere that pulls back the curtain on food supply chains, followed by a meaty discussion with regional experts you won’t want to miss.
Join the Canadian Premiere of The Jungle, a powerful documentary exposing the forces shaping the meat industry while highlighting Indigenous knowledge and farmer-led alternatives. Praised by food journalist Jon Steinman as one of the clearest examinations to date of the architecture of our food supply, the film sets the stage for the Meat Matters panel, where local farmers and meat experts bring the conversation home.
Friday, November 7, 6:30pm-8:30pm, Shambhala Hall (Selkirk College), Nelson, BC, MAP
THE FILM
The Jungle
(2024, USA, 82min)
Unraveling centuries of greed and exploitation in America’s meat industry, this modern-day take on Upton Sinclair’s shocking 1906 novel 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.
Director, Matt Wechsler / Executive Producer, Mark Bittman
ABOUT THE FILMMAKER: Matt Wechsler is an Emmy-nominated director whose work focuses on social and environmental food issues. Among his feature films, Sustainable [previously available on Netflix] explores the challenges of small farms, and Right To Harm exposes environmental injustice in rural communities. He also produced Last Man Fishing about the corporate takeover of America’s fisheries. Wechsler is the General Manager of one of the newer food co-ops in the USA – Wild Onion Market in Chicago.
THE PANEL
Steve Meggait – Small-Scale Meat Producers Association (SSMPA)
Jessica Birdsall – Crestview Farms
Spencer Haywood – Quantum Farm
Sacha Bentall – Cutter Ranch
CLIPS FROM THE FILM
