Robert Kenner's  documentary Food, Inc., released this summer, picked up where Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation left off,  offering up startling visuals of the feed lots, slaughter houses, and flavor factories that churn out the staples of the average American diet. A hit with both audiences and critics, the film was jarring enough to prompt agricultural giant Monsanto, along with an American Meat Institute-headed alliance of food production companies (none of whom were willing to deal with the cameras during filming), to create websites challenging Kenners observations about factory farming. We caught up with Kenner, currently at work on a new documentary about the dangers facing investigative journalism, to coincide with the film's release on Magnolia Home Entertainment Blu-Ray and DVD.

INTERVIEW: Where do you shop for food?

ROBERT KENNER: I live in Los Angeles, in the Larchmont area. I love going to the farmers market in my little town. The food is so delicious, and I love getting a sense of the seasons. People seem very happy at the farmers market–it has a different feeling than shopping at a supermarket

INTERVIEW: The film has been out for a while now. What do you think its impact has been?

RK: There is a real growing food movement and Food, Inc. played into it. A lot of the companies that didn't want to talk during the film are now interested in speaking. I think they now know that this is a movement that will not disappear and that, if they are not listening, they will be left behind. There are other not so positive things happening. Colleges have been banning Michael Pollan's book Omnivore's Dilemma because of pressure from food companies.  It is scary that these companies can dictate what we read and who we listen to.

INTERVIEW: I read in an interview you were a "flexitarian" in terms of your eating habits. What are you eating now?

RK: I really try to avoid industrial food. I try to eat in season, when possible, and I try to eat less meat. I never know what to eat when I am stuck at an airport, even the apples taste fake.

INTERVIEW: Is there anything you won't eat?

RK: I am in no way a perfect eater. When I am starving, I might break down and eat some gross stuff.  It is happening less and less but, when you're hungry, who knows what will happen?