King Corn is a feature documentary about two friends, one acre of corn, and the subsidized crop that drives our fast-food nation. 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 neighbours, genetically modified seeds, and powerful herbicides, they plant and grow a bumper crop of America’s most-productive, most-subsidized grain on one acre of Iowa soil. But when they try to follow their pile of corn into the food system, what they find raises troubling questions about how we eat and how we farm. 88 mins. Rated: General - No Advisory.

“The film always teaches and entertains in equal and ample measure. It’s a treat - - and it’s good for you.” Shawn Levy, Portland Oregonian Curt Ellis, co-producer and co-star, and Caitlin Boyle, Outreach and Research Producer will be in attendance for a Q & A after the screening.

Related reading: The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan.