>> kristi jacobson: i see a country in crisis.and it's a crisis that we need to address and we need political leadership and policies that tackle this problem dead on. and when we were making the film we looked to a film that aired on cbs in 1968 called "hunger in america." >> narrator: food is the most basic of human needs. >> kristi jacobson: that showed the nation shocking conditions and children that were starving. >> narrator: but man can't remain alive without food. we're talking about 10 million americans. in this country, the most basic human need must become a human right. >> kristi jacobson: and citizens reacted. and what they did, though, and part of this had to do with the reporting at the time, was they demanded legislative response. they demanded that their politicians take responsibility and address the problem. and i think that today we have, you know, every maybe once a year around the holidays there are portraits of the hungry in america. but instead of pointing to political sluks solutions, they're often pointin

." >> kristi jacobson: when we were making this film we traveled all over the country and again and again people who were working and trying to make ends meet but were not able to put food on the table. >> mariana chilton: there's no opportunity for people who are low income to really engage in our democracy. and i think that they're actively shut out as well. >> bill moyers: and -- >> greg kaufman: there are a lot of corporations that are, you know, want to be involved in the fight against hunger. and the best thing they can do is get onboard for fair wages. >> announcer: funding is provided by -- carnegie corporation of new york, celebrating 100 years of philanthropy, and committed to doing real and permanent good in the world. the korg