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SUMMARY:Film Matters @ The Historic Theater - Food Fight: Inside the Battle for Market Basket
DESCRIPTION:Hometown Red Carpet Sneak Peek \n\nThroughout the summer of 2014\, a corporate food fight played out in dozens of New England communities impacting tens of thousands of workers\, more than two million customers\, and the economies of three states. When the faction of the Market Basket board headed by Arthur S. Demoulas fired his cousin and arch-rival Arthur T. Demoulas as long-time CEO of the successful supermarket chain\, it set off a firestorm that sparked one of the most unique corporate dramas in American history. It's what Esquire called "the last stand for the middle class."\n\nFood Fight is the inside story about what happened\, how and why it succeeded\, and what it means for workers and businesses in America. The feature-length documentary is produced by Jay Childs\, JBC Films in association with Melissa Paly\, CrossCurrent Communications and Tom Bennett\, Stepping Stone Productions\, who followed the story for more than two years and have spent a year turning hundreds of hours of footage into a riveting story of fear\, anger\, courage\, and conviction. Director Jay Childs was the only filmmaker on the ground before the story became a news sensation in 2014\, and the only one to earn the trust of people whose stories are revealed in this independent documentary.\n\nON SATURDAY NIGHT\, ONLY\n\nA short panel discussion with the filmmaker\, senior Market Basket staff\, and others will follow the screening.
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\nThroughout the summer of 2014\, a corporate food fight played out in dozens of New England communities impacting tens of thousands of workers\, more than two million customers\, and the economies of three states. When the faction of the Market Basket board headed by Arthur S. Demoulas fired his cousin and arch-rival Arthur T. Demoulas as long-time CEO of the successful supermarket chain\, it set off a firestorm that sparked one of the most unique corporate dramas in American history. It&rsquo\;s what Esquire called &ldquo\;the last stand for the middle class.&rdquo\;
\n\nFood Fight \;is the inside story about what happened\, how and why it succeeded\, and what it means for workers and businesses in America. The feature-length documentary is produced by Jay Childs\, JBC Films in association with Melissa Paly\, CrossCurrent Communications and Tom Bennett\, Stepping Stone Productions\, who followed the story for more than two years and have spent a year turning hundreds of hours of footage into a riveting story of fear\, anger\, courage\, and conviction. Director Jay Childs was the only filmmaker on the ground before the story became a news sensation in 2014\, and the only one to earn the trust of people whose stories are revealed in this independent documentary.
\n\nON SATURDAY NIGHT\, ONLY
\n\nA short panel discussion with the filmmaker\, senior Market Basket staff\, and others will follow the screening.
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LOCATION:The Music Hall 28 Chestnut Street\, Portsmouth
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DTSTAMP:20260416T121650Z
URL:https://business.portsmouthchamber.org/events/details/film-matters-the-historic-theater-food-fight-inside-the-battle-for-market-basket-02-28-2016-16681
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