55000 for Breakfast (1949)

This short documentary profiles a 1949 meeting of the International Federation of Agricultural Producers in Guelph, Ontario. The IFAP plans to help solve the dire problem of world hunger—a problem sharpened by the birth of 55,000 more human beings, arriving "for breakfast," each day. Delegates emphasize the plight of the many nations who face starvation while others have a surplus of food. The conference challenges the world to succeed at implementing a proposed plan for the fair distribution of food.

Released

1949-01-02

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

11 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Evelyn Cherry, Lawrence Cherry

TMDB rating

9.0/10 from 1 votes