Open Heart Kitchen Hosts Free Screening of Award-Winning Documentary

From Open Heart Kitchen:

Pleasanton, CA - Open Heart Kitchen (OHK), the only hot meal program in the Tri-Valley area, will host a free screening of the award winning documentary “A Place At The Table: One Nation Underfed” on Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at the elegant Bankhead Theater in downtown Livermore. The event is made possible through the generous support of the Bankhead Theater and Amos Productions.

A Place At The Table examines the shocking paradox of hunger in the wealthiest nation on earth, through the stories of three Americans who face food insecurity daily and exposes how hunger poses serious economic, social and cultural implications for our nation. The film includes added insights from experts including hunger activist and actor Jeff Bridges, author Raj Patel, and Top Chef’s Tom Colicchio. The musical score features original music by Grammy-award winning indie folk duo The Civil Wars and Grammy and Oscar winning producer/composer T Bone Burnett.

The film will be followed by an overview of hunger in the Tri-Valley presented by Open Heart Kitchen Board President David Kinley, and a Question and Answer session with the audience. For more information about the event, please visit here. Interested persons will also be able to learn about volunteering for Open Heart Kitchen at the event.

Open Heart Kitchen feeds the hungry every weekday as an interfaith effort, and serves more than 351,000 meals annually. There is no qualifying process to receive meals. Meals can be eaten at OHK’s multiple serving sites, or taken to go. OHK works in cooperation with more than a dozen local food pantries and non-profits with missions to promote nutrition and hunger relief.

About Open Heart Kitchen

Open Heart Kitchen is the only hot meal program of its kind in the Tri-Valley area and feeds the hungry at 11 locations in Pleasanton, Livermore and Dublin, all are welcome. Open Heart Kitchen provides a senior meal program at seven sites, box lunch programs for students at 19 Tri-Valley schools, and also serves homeless programs in the region.

Image via Open Heart Kitchen