The fascinating documentary Ripe for Change explores the intersection of food and politics in California over the last 30 years, illuminating the trade-offs between mass production, human health, and environmental balance. Featuring commentary by eloquent farmers, prominent chefs, noted authors and scientists, the film examines a host of thorny questions. Producer Jed Riffe is an award-winning independent filmmaker and new media producer. Riffe served as series producer for California and the American Dream, a four-hour, nationally broadcast, prime-time PBS Series that uses a lens of diversity to look at California from l970 to the present. Riffe is a Gerbode Fellow, awarded for excellence in non-profit management. He is a member of the San Francisco Film Society, Bay Area Video Coalition and the International Documentary Association.
Southern Circuit film Ripe for Change, which will be on tour September 16-26, 2008.