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BASIN FOOD FILM FESTIVAL – THE JUNGLE (+ Meat Matters panel)
Join the Canadian Premiere of The Jungle, a powerful documentary exposing the forces shaping the meat industry while highlighting Indigenous knowledge and farmer-led alternatives. Praised by food journalist Jon Steinman as one of the clearest examinations to date of the architecture of our food supply, the film sets the stage for the Meat Matters panel, where local farmers and meat experts bring the conversation home.
THE FILM
The Jungle
(2024, USA, 82min)
Unraveling centuries of greed and exploitation in America’s meat industry, this modern-day take on Upton Sinclair’s shocking 1906 novel calls into question the profiteering of ecosystems and reveals how indigenous knowledge may hold the key to creating an equitable food system for both people and the planet. www.thejungledocumentary.com
THE PANEL
Steve Meggait – Small-Scale Meat Producers Association (SSMPA)
Jessica Birdsall – Crestview Farms
Spencer Haywood – Quantum Farm
Sacha Bentall – Cutter Ranch
