From the “Basic Seven Food Groups” of the 1940s to the more recent “Basic Four,” see how our ideas about food and nutrition have evolved in sometimes hilarious ways through vintage classroom and industrial films, presented filmmaker Richard Hall.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
In addition to being Co-Host of the Documentary Roundtable and a Docs In Progress teaching artist, Richard Hall is also a documentary shooter, editor, producer, and history buff. He is co-producer of American Feud, a documentary which explores historical and contemporary perspectives on liberalism and conservatism in the United States. He is also a shooter and editor for American Artifacts, a program of C-Span.
ABOUT DOCS IN PROGRESS
Docs In Progress is a nonprofit arts organization dedicated to building community through documentary. We do this through a variety of programs including classes, workshops, filmmaker roundtables, and screenings of both in-progress and completed works. We have presented screenings of alumni and community member works in Takoma Park as part of the We Are Takoma program since 2012. Find out more about other Docs In Progress programs.
Admission is FREE and tickets aren't required thanks to support from the City of Takoma Park and the Maryland Film Office. Docs In Progress is also supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Maryland State Arts Council, the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County, the Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, and people like you.
Free Admission.
2019/04/11 - 2019/04/11
Takoma Park Community Center
7500 Maple Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912