Documentary Analysis: A Place At The Table By Jacobson

In their documentary "A place at the Table", Directors Lori Silverbush and Kristi Jacobson examines the food insecurity issue in the United States through the stories of three Americans, who struggle to feed themselves and their families, without knowing where the next meal will came from. In the Documentary, Lori Silverbush and Kristi Jacobson attempts to convince people that change should be made in our society regarding hunger. They both advocates for getting People like Authors, Sociologist, Senators, Teachers, and Doctors, and Police office to take action for ending hunger in the United States. Both, Lori and Kristi Argue that is unacceptable for a country with enough food to have 50 millions of people living without enough to eat. They points out that Market overpriced fresh food and vegetables that makes unaffordable, it requires the implication of economic, social and cultural to solve this hunger crisis, to make healthy food available and affordable for all the people. The Directors uses strong emotional appeals to convince people to take action on this hunger crisis, and this call to action gives what we …show more content…
Dr Mariana Chilton investigates the health impact of hunger and food insecurity among young children in Philadelphia for Children 's Health Watch. She taught about going to congress , but felt like could not be relate so. She decide to take action along with really people who experiencing food insecurity. They formed "witness to hunger" along with Barbie, a single Philadelphia mother who grew up in poverty and who 's trying to provide a better life for her two kids. They worked with some member of the houses of representatives, and after months of debate Congress passed "the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act" a bill that amounted to 4.5 Billion dollars, but just only 6 cent as increase per meal, and most of the money was from a cut in half food