After seeing Manda Bala, Lake of Fire, Darfur Now, War Dance and Ghosts of Cite Soleil I was expecting King Corn to be about corn farmers committing genocide against abortion doctors in third world countries. So I was pleasantly surprised when I discovered this was an enlightening, engaging documentary that didn't make me want to kill myself. There's been a few films over the past few years that have covered the American industrial food empire (Fast Food Nation, Super Size Me) but none really show how farming communities are being affected by industrial expansion. More importantly, it takes an in depth look how reliant the American diet is on corn as the majority of food many Americans consume contains corn or corn byproducts. It's visually and intellectually a very interesting film.

King Corn opens tonight at Cinema Village in NYC and the filmmakers and stars will be present for tonight and tomorrow's screenings.

Check back Monday for an interview with Director Aaron Woolf.