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King Corn Iowa Tour - Eldora, IA
Around 90 of Eldora's 2,800 residents braved the ice to join us at the Grand Theatre. Several farmers took issue with the film's discussion of grass-fed beef... Around 90 of Eldora's 2,800 residents braved the ice to join us at the Grand Theatre. Several farmers took issue with the film�... more
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King Corn Iowa Tour - Waterloo & Cedar Rapids, IA
Our 4th and 5th stops on the Iowa tour brought us to larger metropolitan areas, where attention seemed to be turning to the role of presidential candidates... Our 4th and 5th stops on the Iowa tour brought us to larger metropolitan areas, where attention seemed to be turning to the role of pr... more
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King Corn Iowa Tour - Greene, IA
Our third stop on the Iowa tour brought us back to Greene, where King Corn was filmed. Hear what the hometown has to say...
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King Corn Iowa Tour - Sioux City, IA
Our second stop on the Iowa Corn Belt Tour was the elegant Orpheum Theater in Sioux City, IA. Woodbury County boasts several large meatpacking plants, as well as a groundswell of interest in sustainable agriculture... Our second stop on the Iowa Corn Belt Tour was the elegant Orpheum Theater in Sioux City, IA. Woodbury County boasts several large mea... more
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King Corn Iowa Tour - Algona, IA
The makers of King Corn bring their film to 9 Iowa towns during a "Corn Belt Tour," and document Iowans' reactions to the film. Our first screening was held in Algona, a town of 6,000 in northwest Iowa. Hear what a corn farmer has to say about King Corn, and visit www.kingcorn.net to buy a DVD of the film and learn more! The makers of King Corn bring their film to 9 Iowa towns during a "Corn Belt Tour," and document Iowans' reactions to t... more
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the King Corn homepage
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King Corn
KING CORN tells the story of two friends, one acre of corn, and the subsidized crop that drives our fast-food nation. As the film unfolds, Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis, best friends from college on the east coast, move to the heartland to learn where their food comes from. With the help of friendly neighbors, genetically modified seeds, and powerful herbicides, they plant and grow a bumper crop of America's most productive, most ubiquitous grain on one acre of Iowa soil. But when they try to follow their pile of corn into the food system, they raise questions about how we eat—and how we farm. KING CORN tells the story of two friends, one acre of corn, and the subsidized crop that drives our fast-food nation. As the film unfo... more
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