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"If another nation was doing this to our children, we’d be at war." -Jeff Bridges, Founder of the End Hunger Network

"As important and eye-opening a documentary as you’ll see this year... [A] terrific call to action..." -Joe Neumaier, NY Daily News

"It’s specifically addresses our country’s hunger crisis. But it also speaks to larger hungers. Hungers for independence, a dignified life, a better chance for one’s children – in short, the American dream." -Mary F. Pols, Time Magazine

" " -Joe Neumaier, NY Daily News

"A film that should make you furious." -Marshall Fine, Huffington Post

"The documentary proves its worth most by how it treats the moral and political issues around the hunger crisis." -Tomas Hachard, Slant

"POWERFUL. More than an eye-opening portrayal of hunger in America, it’s also a call to action." -Boston Globe

"A BEAUTIFULLY SHOT, POIGNANT FILM." -Roger Moore, Chicago Tribune

"Makes a strong case that hunger for one is a problem for all." -Billy Tatum, Paste

"A film that should make you furious." -Marshall Fine, Huffington Post

"The documentary proves its worth most by how it treats the moral and political issues around the hunger crisis." -Tomas Hachard, Slant

"Makes a strong case that hunger for one is a problem for all." -Billy Tatum, Paste

"SHOCKING" -Huffington Post

"A film that should make you furious" -Huffington Post

"Is a shocker even for those of us in a potential audience that think they’ve heard everything about poverty amidst plenty." -CompuServe

"A PLACE AT THE TABLE forcefully makes the case that hunger has serious economic, social and cultural implications for the nation." -Julie Makinen, LA Times

"The film explains with devastating simplicity why so many go hungry in a country with more than enough food to go round." -London Evening Standard

"Filmmakers Kristi Jacobson and Lori Silverbush present these facts in A HIGHLY POLISHED PACKAGE, intercutting real-life stories of people struggling to find sufficient food with interviews with policy experts and celebrities who have made hunger their cause." -The Salt Lake Tribune

"BEAUTIFULLY SHOT AND EDITED. THE CRAFT IS OF A VERY HIGH LEVEL" -Toronto HotDocs Film Festival Must See

"The Sundance Film Festival is chock full of documentaries this year about the troubles besetting America ... but A PLACE AT THE TABLE may rank AMONG THE MOST MOVING in that it tackles a seemingly straightforward, solvable problem: hunger in the United States." -LA Times

"A POIGNANT FILM ABOUT HUNGER IN THE UNITED STATES" -Deseret News

"A PLACE AT THE TABLE is an ENGAGING AND ENRAGING movie that will enlist supporters for its cause." -Variety

"A PLACE AT THE TABLE doesn't offer any answers. Instead, it asks you to help find them by getting involved, which is the mark of an EXCELLENT DOCUMENTARY." -Toronto Film Scene