The global problem of poverty in the midst of plenty, and what that says about the modern food industrial complex, is the subject of a lecture and related events on the Wheaton campus.

When Mike Plante bought lunch for Associate Professor of Art and Film Jake Mahaffy at Red Stripe in Providence, RI, he made one stipulation. In exchange for the meal, Mahaffy must agree to produce a short film. After a couple of burgers and beers, Plante, a Sundance Film Festival programmer, drew up a contract on [...]