Discussion with Producer/Director of The Anthropologist to Follow Free Showing
Hyde Park, NY – As part of their college experience, students at The Culinary Institute of America are challenged to consider global issues that will
affect their future. These issues will be front-and-center when the CIA’s
Dooley Lecture Series brings the thought-provoking documentary to campus on Thursday,
June 1. The film won Le Prix Grand Écran at the Pariscience Science Film Festival in 2016.
Producer and director Seth Kramer will lead a discussion
following the 6:30 p.m. screening in the Marriott Pavilion on the college’s Hyde Park campus. Admission is free and the public
is invited to attend.
The Anthropologist looks at how climate change affects people in locations as varied as Siberia,
the South Pacific, and Chesapeake Bay. According to production company Ironbound
Films:
The Anthropologist examines climate change like no other film before. The fate of the planet is
considered from the perspective of American teenager Katie Crate. Over the
course of five years, she travels alongside her mother Susie, an anthropologist
studying the impact of climate change on indigenous communities. Their journey
parallels that of renowned anthropologist Margaret Mead, who for decades sought
to understand how global change affects remote cultures.
brings food
industry leaders, as well as experts on international relations and other
interesting luminaries, to The Culinary Institute of America. It is named for
Carroll F. Dooley, the first director of the college’s food preparation
division in 1946. His daughter, Patricia Dooley Fortenbaugh,
funded the series since its inception in 2002. Seating is available on a
first-come, first-served basis.
Photo Captions and Hi-Res Images:
Top Photo: Seth
Kramer, producer and director of The
Anthropologist, will be speaking about the award-winning film following a
free screening at The Culinary Institute of America on June 1. (Images courtesy: Ironbound Films)
Photo 2: The
Culinary Institute of America hosts a free screening of The Anthropologist on June 1. Producer and director Seth Kramer
will lead a discussion of the award-winning documentary about change—both
individual and societal—following the screening. (Images courtesy: Ironbound Films)
Media Contact:
Jeff Levine
Communications Manager
845-451-1372
Jeff.Levine@culinary.edu
Founded in 1946, The Culinary Institute of America is the world’s premier
culinary college. Dedicated to developing leaders in foodservice and
hospitality, the independent, not-for-profit CIA offers bachelor’s degree
majors in applied food studies, culinary science, food business management, and
hospitality management; associate degrees in baking and pastry arts and
culinary arts; and executive education through its Food Business School. The
college also offers certificate programs and courses for professionals and
enthusiasts. Its conferences and consulting services have made the CIA the
think tank of the food industry and its worldwide network of 49,000 alumni
includes innovators in every area of the food business. The CIA has locations
in New York, California, Texas, and Singapore.
# # #