June 29, 2008 Aaron Woolf
Producer & Director, "King Corn"
BIO: CURRENT:
Operates grocery store in Brooklyn, New York
PREVIOUS:
· Documentary Producer including "Greener Grass: Cuba, Baseball, and The United States"
· "Dying to Leave: The Global Face of Human Trafficking and Smuggling"
· Founder of Mosaic Films
AWARDS:
· Filmmaking awards include a Rockie Award and a Logie Award
EDUCATION:
· University of Iowa, Masters in Film
· Middlebury College
Info: The documentary "King Corn" is about two men with no agricultural background who decide to go to Iowa and plant an acre of corn and follow it through the production cycle. The documentary discusses the federal role in corn planting, as well as the large impact that feed corn has on our daily diet. Clips from the documentary will be shown and Mr. Woolf will discuss the current Farm Bill in the context of corn production.
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