Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This special presentation from the FOOD 2050 Los Angeles premiere features remarks recognizing Viola Davis, EGOT Award–winning actress and executive producer of FOOD 2050, as the recipient of the Food 2050 Global Humanitarian Achievement Award.
The award is presented by Roy Steiner of The Rockefeller Foundation and Tom Leach, founder and CEO of Media RED.
Their remarks reflect on Viola Davis’s role in helping bring FOOD 2050 to life and her commitment to elevating stories focused on global food security, nutrition, and human wellbeing. The presentation highlights the importance of storytelling in broadening public understanding of food systems challenges and solutions.
This moment was part of the program surrounding the FOOD 2050 premiere, which brought together filmmakers, food system leaders, and visionaries featured in the film.
This special presentation from the FOOD 2050 Los Angeles premiere features remarks recognizing Viola Davis, EGOT Award–winning actress and executive producer of FOOD 2050, as the recipient of the Food 2050 Global Humanitarian Achievement Award.
The award is presented by Roy Steiner of The Rockefeller Foundation and Tom Leach, founder and CEO of Media RED.
Their remarks reflect on Viola Davis’s role in helping bring FOOD 2050 to life and her commitment to elevating stories focused on global food security, nutrition, and human wellbeing. The presentation highlights the importance of storytelling in broadening public understanding of food systems challenges and solutions.
This moment was part of the program surrounding the FOOD 2050 premiere, which brought together filmmakers, food system leaders, and visionaries featured in the film.










