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Davis-Tennon Foundation Brings Central Falls Roots to Global Stage at FOOD 2050 World Premiere
The Foundation's participation aligns with its mission to make connections, remove obstacles, and strengthen communities.
Providence, RI — The Davis-Tennon Foundation participated in the world premiere of FOOD 2050, a new documentary narrated by Academy Award winner Viola Davis, during a landmark event hosted by The Rockefeller Foundation in collaboration with Media RED and Food Tank.
While the premiere took place in Los Angeles, the Foundation’s participation was deeply rooted in Rhode Island, and specifically Central Falls—the city that shaped both Viola Davis and Angelo Garcia, Chair of the Davis-Tennon Foundation.
Garcia attended the event and took part in the post-screening conversation, representing the Foundation and its community-based perspective on food access, equity, and human dignity. His presence underscored how lived experience in a small Rhode Island city connects directly to global conversations about food systems, access, and sustainability.
FOOD 2050 explores solutions to one of humanity’s most pressing challenges: how to feed a global population of 10 billion people by 2050 in ways that are nourishing, regenerative, and equitable. The documentary follows activists, scientists, agriculturalists, and entrepreneurs across five continents and eight countries who are reimagining how food is grown, distributed, and valued—particularly as climate change and economic instability continue to strain food systems worldwide.
The premiere program included remarks and discussions led by Danielle Nierenberg, President of Food Tank, along with global leaders in food policy, public health, and sustainability. Viola Davis, who served as narrator and executive producer of the film, was also honored with the FOOD 2050 Global Humanitarian Achievement Award in recognition of her commitment to amplifying stories of global food security and human well-being.
For the Davis-Tennon Foundation, the evening reflected a throughline from Central Falls to the world stage: the belief that access to food is inseparable from dignity, opportunity, and the ability for individuals to make their worth known.
“Central Falls may be a small city, but the challenges—and the resilience—found there mirror what communities experience around the world,” said Angelo Garcia, Chair of the Davis-Tennon Foundation. “Being part of this global conversation reinforces why community-based work matters, and why local insight belongs in international spaces.”
The Foundation’s participation aligns with its mission to make connections, remove obstacles, and strengthen communities—beginning in Rhode Island and extending outward—by investing in foundational needs such as food access, housing stability, education, and safety.
About the Davis-Tennon Foundation
The Davis-Tennon Foundation works to remove barriers and expand access to essential resources that allow individuals to recognize their worth and fully participate in their communities. Grounded in lived experience and guided by community-based partnerships, the Foundation invests in initiatives that support food security, housing stability, education, and safety, with a growing vision for scalable impact beyond Rhode Island.
For more information, visit davis-tennonfoundation.org.
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