ABOUT

The Faces of Hunger (FOH) Film Festival is a creative annual venture of Palms for Life that has attracted filmmakers, students, industry experts, academics, and activists to join in shedding light on the many complex issues around food, hunger, waste, access, quality and more, that mark our everyday life. FOH is a staple in the activism-through-film calendar.

Faces of Hunger gives filmmakers passionate about food issues a platform to show their work to a niche audience of like-minded individuals who in turn are inspired and encouraged to take action.

Faces of Hunger was launched in 2016 in partnership with New York University’s (NYU) Steinhardt department and the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. It was the first and only film festival to focus on food insecurity, quality and waste in the United States. In subsequent years, the festival grew to include international films as well as US-focused films. Through a partnership with Universities Fighting World Hunger (UFWH), Faces of Hunger expanded to screenings held in universities across the country and abroad. In its last season, over 33 universities hosted Faces of Hunger screenings which were followed by in-depth discussions covering the complexity of food issues.

In the 2020 season, FOH is adapting to the current global pandemic by hosting virtual screenings, which has the bonus potential of engaging a much wider audience.

/SCHEDULE BY DATE/

Monday, October 12

5pm (EST): Local Food Solutions *ADJUSTED FROM 4PM*

• Host: Auburn University (moderated by Pulitzer nominated journalist and author, Roger Thurow)
• Films: Growing for Good / Robin Food / From Homeless to Hopeful / Collards in the Cafeteria

5:30pm (EST): Food Waste

• Host: University of Kentucky
• Films: Robin Food / Time For A Change / Expired

Tuesday, October 13

6pm (EST): Food Systems

• Host: University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• Films: Robin Food / A Failure of the Imagination / With Our Hearts Within Us / Growing for Good

8:30pm (EST): Systems and Solutions

• Host: Johns Hopkins University
• Films: Hunger in Lesotho / EAT, Yantar / A Failure of the Imagination / Growing for Good / Harvests of Hope: New Orleans / From Gangs to Gardens

Wednesday, October 14

10am (EST): Food and Environment

• Host: Delaware State University
• Films: Time for a Change / Harvests of Hope: California / The Divers

6:30pm (EST): Community Development

• Host: University of Missouri, Deaton Institute
• Films: Teens for Food Justice at Unison / Refugee Garden / Growing for Good

7pm (EST): Local Food Solutions

• Host: Penn State University
• Films: Ryori / Growing for Good / Collards in the Cafeteria / Refugee Garden

Thursday, October 15

6pm (EST): Food Waste

• Host: New York University
• Films: Modern Day Food Waste Warriors / Expired? Food Waste in America / Time for Change / Robin Food

Friday, October 16

8am (EST): Food Waste - *HOST CHANGE*

• Host: Faces of Hunger & UWFH
• Films: Time for Change / The Divers / Robin Food / EAT, Yantar

3pm (EST): Hunger in the United States

• Host: Saint Joseph's College
• Films: Ugly & Wild / We Are All Fisherman / Let Seed Be Thy Medicine

Wednesday, October 21

6:30pm (EST): Communicating about Food Insecurity and Global Challenges

• Host: University of Missouri, Deaton Institute
• Films: Alimento / Indigenous

Wednesday, October 28

6:30pm (EST): Food Waste and Consumer Action

• Host: University of Missouri, Deaton Institute
• Films: Don't Waste Your Food / EXPIRED /Man in the Maze / Modern Day Food Waste Warriors / The Divers

/SCHEDULE BY HOST/

1. Auburn University

• THEME: Local Food Solutions
• FILMS IN THIS BLOCK: Growing for Good / Robin Food / From Homeless to Hopeful / Collards in the Cafeteria
• DATE: October 12, 2020 5:00pm *ADJUSTMENT FROM 4PM*

2. University of Kentucky

• THEME: Food Waste
• FILMS IN THIS BLOCK: Robin Food / Time For A Change / Expired
• DATE: October 12, 2020 5:30-6:30pm

3. University of Tennessee, Knoxville

• THEME: Food Systems
• FILMS IN THIS BLOCK: Robin Food / A Failure of the Imagination / With Our Hearts Within Us / Growing for Good
• DATE: October 13, 2020 6:00pm

4. Johns Hopkins University

• THEME: Food Systems and Local Food Solutions
• FILMS IN THIS BLOCK: ///FOOD SYSTEMS/// Hunger in Lesotho / EAT, Yantar / A Failure of the Imagination ///LOCAL FOOD SOLUTIONS/// Growing for Good / Harvests of Hope: New Orleans / From Gangs to Gardens
• DATE: October 13, 2020 8:30pm

5. Delaware State University

• THEME: Food Waste and Food & Environment
• FILMS IN THIS BLOCK: Time For A Change / Harvests of Hope: California / The Divers
• DATE: October 14, 2020 10:00-11:30am

6. University of Missouri Screening 1

• THEME: Because We All Eat: The Origin Story of Food
• FILMS IN THIS BLOCK: How We Eat / Freshly Retired /From Gangs to Gardens / Ugly & Wild
• DATE: October 7, 2020 6:30-7:30pm

7. University of Missouri Screening 2

• THEME: Because We All Eat: Community Development Through Food and Agriculture
• FILMS IN THIS BLOCK: Teens for Food Justice at Unison / Refugee Garden / Growing for Good
• DATE: October 14, 2020 6:30-8:00pm

8. University of Missouri Screening 3

• THEME: Because We All Eat: Communicating about Food Insecurity and Global Challenges
• FILMS IN THIS BLOCK: Alimento / Indigenous
• DATE: October 21, 2020 6:30-7:30pm

9. University of Missouri Screening 4

• THEME: Because We All Eat: Food Waste and Consumer Action
• FILMS IN THIS BLOCK: Don't Waste Your Food / EXPIRED /Man in the Maze / Modern Day Food Waste Warriors / The Divers
• DATE: October 28, 2020 6:30-7:30pm

10. Penn State University

• THEME: Local Food Solutions
• FILMS IN THIS BLOCK: Ryori / Growing for Good / Collards In The Cafeteria / Refugee Garden
• DATE: October 14, 2020 7:00pm

11. New York University

• THEME: Food Waste
• FILMS IN THIS BLOCK: Modern Day Food Waste Warriors / Expired? Food Waste in America / Time For Change / Robin Food
• DATE: October 15, 2020 6:00-7:30pm

12. Faces of Hunger/UFWH

• THEME: Food Waste
• FILMS IN THIS BLOCK: Time for Change / The Divers / Robin Food / EAT, Yantar
• DATE: October 16, 2020 8:00am

13. Saint Joseph's College

• THEME: Food Systems
• FILMS IN THIS BLOCK: Ugly & Wild / We Are All Fisherman / Let Seed Be Thy Medicine
• DATE: October 16, 2020 3:00pm

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VOTING AND PRIZES

At the end of each screening, audience members will be invited to rate the films in the screening block they attended via an online poll; and will be entered to win one of ten $50 Amazon Gift Cards. Films selected will be screened virtually and accompanied by in-depth participatory panel discussions around October 16 2020, World Food Day.

An FOH panel of judges will award three films: one for best international film ($1000), one for best national film ($1000), and one for a film made by a junior filmmaker ($500) toward the filmmaker's next project.

For more information visit www.facesofhunger.org