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Policy and Practice
Professional Audiences
Researchers, educators, healthcare professionals, policymakers, and frontline service providers working across food access and public health.
I Am Hungry
In Philadelphia
A documentary exploring hunger in one of America's largest cities.
Produced by Harry Hayman · Directed by Kaloni Davis · Story by David J. Greenberg
Nearly 1 in 3 Philadelphia children experiences food insecurity.
~340,000
Philadelphians
experience food insecurity
103,380
Philadelphia Children
experience food insecurity
30.5%
Nearly 1 in 3 Children
in Philadelphia experiences food insecurity
Source: Feeding America, Map the Meal Gap.
The birthplace of the country. A city where hunger remains hidden in plain sight.
Philadelphia needs little introduction — the birthplace of the country, home of Rocky, cheesesteaks, some of the finest restaurants in the country, and one of America's great urban park systems.
The film begins with the familiar, a quick look at the things everyone knows, but then shakes things up with a raw, uncompromising view of a city where hunger remains hidden in plain sight.
We introduce the problem through interviews with local and federal officials, professors, medical professionals, advocates, people working on the streets toward a solution, and finally, first-person accounts of what it is like to live not knowing where your next meal will come from.
The Proposal
A Philadelphia Story With National Relevance
“I'm Hungry In Philadelphia” seeks to not only answer this question but provide possible solutions through interviews with academics, politicians, doctors, food insecurity activists, and a cross-section of citizens.
Employing a gritty cinematic style that captures the feel of the city and using a mix of voice-over narration and on-camera interviews, the documentary will get to the heart of the issue through testimonials and footage showing the magnitude of the problem.
We Are In Post Production
Meet the TeamFilms that paved the way
Food Waste2010
Dive! The Film
An award-winning film that illustrates the amount of food waste in this country by following a group of dumpster divers.
Food Insecurity2012
A Place At The Table
Specifically addresses the issue of food insecurity and features a single mother from Philadelphia. Produced by Participant Media, whose documentary won the Oscar for best feature-length documentary in 2009.
Emmy Winner2014
Hunger In America
An Emmy award-winning documentary.
SXSW2019
Hungry To Learn
Focuses on hunger among college students forced to choose between paying tuition and eating. Played at South By Southwest and other important festivals.
AudienceFor the people experiencing hunger.
Who is this film for?
For the people experiencing hunger.
For the people trying to solve it.
And for the people who don't realize how close to home it is.
The film is positioned to engage professionals working directly with food insecurity, socially engaged viewers, and audiences encountering the issue for the first time.
Audience ObjectiveExpand understanding and encourage informed engagement.
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Civic and Community
Socially Engaged Audiences
Viewers with an established interest in social impact, community development, advocacy, and public-interest storytelling.
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Public Awareness
General Audiences
Viewers with limited exposure to food insecurity, for whom the film can provide context, empathy, and a meaningful point of entry.
Shared subjectMultiple audience pathways
Potential Creative Collaborators
The filmmakers are exploring potential Philadelphia collaborators.
The filmmakers are exploring potential Philadelphia collaborators.
The Team
The people behind the film
Three Philadelphia storytellers bringing lived experience, cinematic craft, and a shared commitment to social change.
Kaloni Davis
Most recent documentary A Hope That Lights The Way (2023), produced in part by the city of Philadelphia, spotlights the culture surrounding the epidemic of gun violence in the city's Black community. A graduate of Philadelphia's Creative and Performing Arts High School and the film program at Temple University, a Top 25 film program as of 2023.
David J. Greenberg
Philadelphia native, writer, and producer. Professor of screenwriting at Drexel University and University of the Arts. Has written over sixty screenplays for features, shorts, and documentaries including Bonnie & Clyde: Lovers on the Run (2012). His book Screenwriting For Micro Budget Films (Taylor & Francis, 2021) has been ranked in the Top 25 of book authority.org's greatest screenwriting books of all time.
Harry G. Hayman IV
A longtime Philadelphia hospitality entrepreneur and food-policy advocate, Harry has spent years working at the intersection of food, hunger, hospitality and economic development. I Am Hungry in Philadelphia grew out of his work alongside organizations and individuals confronting food insecurity across the city—and his belief that changing the system begins with changing how people understand the problem.
Behind the Scenes
From the streets
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