Cover for the film, King Corn.

King Corn

1h 28m

NR

2008

Last Updated: 26 July 2021Published On: 27 December 2014

King Corn is a feature documentary about two friends, one acre of corn, and the subsidized crop that drives our fast-food nation.

Cover for the film, King Corn.

King Corn

1h 28m

NR

2008

Last Updated: 26 July 2021Published On: 27 December 2014

King Corn is a feature documentary about two friends, one acre of corn, and the subsidized crop that drives our fast-food nation.

Cover for the film, King Corn.

King Corn

1h 28m

NR

2008

Last Updated: 26 July 2021Published On: 27 December 2014

King Corn is a feature documentary about two friends, one acre of corn, and the subsidized crop that drives our fast-food nation.

NOTES FROM THE FILMMAKERS

Synopsis

Engrossing and eye-opening, King Corn is a fun and crusading journey into the digestive tract of our fast food nation where one ultra-industrial, pesticide-laden, heavily-subsidized commodity dominates the food pyramid from top to bottom – corn. Fueled by curiosity and a dash of naivet‚, college buddies Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis return to their ancestral home of Greene, Iowa to figure out how a modest kernel conquered America.

With the help of some real farmers, oodles of fertilizer and government aid, and some genetically modified seeds, the friends manage to grow one acre of corn. Along the way, they unlock the hilarious absurdities and scary but hidden truths about America’s modern food system.

About the Filmmakers

King Corn was produced by Docurama and directed by Aaron Woolf. Find out more about the film at kingcorn.net.

Critic Reviews

“The director, Aaron Woolf, and his co-producers and subjects, Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis, have tried to make it so with “King Corn,” a cultural and scientific history of the crop. Their film is a gentle, meandering entry in the Truth-Seeking Comic Hero genre, as practiced by Michael Moore and Morgan Spurlock.” – Matt Zoller Seitz. New York Times. Lost in the Maize. 12 Oct 2007

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