Enjoy coffee, facilitated discussion, and refreshments provided by keweenaw coop. The bedford playhouse environmental film series continues virtually with an athome screening of just eat it. Filmmakers and food lovers, jen and grant dive into the issue of food waste from farm and retail, right to the back of their own fridge. A food waste story year 2015 genre documentary idmb rating 7.
Apr, 2020 the bedford playhouse environmental film series continues virtually with an athome screening of just eat it. Featuring interviews with author, activist, and ted lecturer tristram stuart, food waste expert dana gunders, and acclaimed author jonathan bloom, just eat it looks at our systemic obsession with expiry dates, perfect produce and portion sizes, and reveals the core of this seemingly insignificant issue in a cinematic story that is both. A guide to eating well and saving money by wasting less food. These are the premises of just eat it, a food waste story, a documentary which shows that living on food rejected by the society is possible. Documentarians jen rustemeyer and grant baldwin draw attention to the amount of quality produce that is thrown away, by surviving off what supermarkets consider food waste. A food waste story the film in the clean bin project, jen rustemeyer and grant baldwin attempted to produce zero waste in an examination of our throwaway society. German documentary filmmaker valentin thurn focuses his lens on food waste. And animation can help paint a picture of what a sustainable, just, and fair food system might look like. About the film just eat it is a 74minute documentary film about food waste and food rescue by peg leg films in partnership with british columbias knowledge network. There will be free snacks provided by miss weinerz.
A food waste story follows director grant baldwin and producer jen rustemeyer as the couple embarks on a sixmonth journey into the world of food waste. The filmmakers are so frustrated by the amount of food that north americans waste that they determine to eat only. We have starving people in the usa and the amount of food thrown away is sickening. Heres whats included with every worry free ticket purchase. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Dietitians and clients can host a screening of the film in their communities. What would you do to reduce food waste in just eat ita food.
Its a look at how much food we waste in developed countries and one couples bizarre 6month challenge to eat nothing but food thats about to be wasted by grocery stores. They vow to stop buying groceries and for six months to survive exclusively on discarded food. They must only eat discarded food or what friends and family make. Follows a vancouver couple as they decide to eat only rescued food for six months. A food waste story long metrage avec original streaming en anglais, a ete produit en canada, royaumeuni et etatsunis et est apparu dans les cinemas francais en 2014. Two weeks ago, the spoiler alert team attended a screening of the film just eat it hosted by bountiful brookline. Filmmakers and food lovers jen and grant dive into the issue of waste from farm, through retail, all the way to the back of their own fridge. Thats what jenny, the costar and producer of the film confirms. Waco friends of peaceclimate will screen the documentary just eat it. So how could we possibly be throwing nearly 50% of it in. The united states, europe, japan, sweden and south korea all have specific programs designed to reduce food waste. Just eat it is a documentary about a couple living on.
In the clean bin project, jen rustemeyer and grant baldwin attempted to produce zero waste in an examination of our throwaway society. Nov 18, 2015 in just eat it, filmmakers feast for 6 months on discarded food. The sustainability documentary and dinner film series presents a screening of just eat it. But our systemic obsession with expiry dates, perfect produce and portion sizes results in nearly 50% of it being thrown in the trash, this issue is having devastating consequences around the globe. Five films on food waste and hunger that you should be. As a followup, they turn their eye to food waste from farm to fridge. My point is, i thought i had a grasp on food waste. Hugely entertaining will leave audiences gobsmacked. Filmmakers and food lovers jen rustemeyer and grant baldwin dive into the issue of food waste from farm, through retail, all the way to the back of their own fridge. Join fandango vip for free it only takes a few seconds to join already a fandango vip. After catching a glimpse of the billions of dollars of good food that is tossed each year in north america, they pledge to quit grocery shopping and survive only on. As a society, we devour countless cooking shows, culinary magazines and foodie blogs. Read on for information about the documentary, just eat it and how you can make a.
I have called the film producer to suggest that this film will become available at. We can feed people with the ugly produce just like the nice looking stuff and make livestock feed from the waste food. After catching a glimpse of the billions of dollars of good food that is tossed each year in north america, they pledge to quit grocery shopping and survive only on discarded food. Apr 19, 2015 anthony bourdain just announced his next big film project, wasted. In a deliciously entertaining challenge, they pledge to. What would you do to reduce food waste in just eat ita. Just eat it is a documentary about a couple living on dumped.
One of the most famous produces and individuals who people will hear from in the film is anthony bourdain, who has a stunning culinary career. The selfconfessed food fans set out two simple rules. Jen and grant dive into the chain of food waste from farm. Food waste is the worlds dumbest environmental problem vox. Nature and environment, social issues, knowledge originals. Filmmaker grant baldwin investigates food waste from the farm to the fridge. Jen rustemeyer and grant baldwin tackle the issue of food waste in a film about what happened when they stopped buying groceries for six. Featuring interviews with ted lecturer, author and activist tristram stuart and acclaimed author jonathan bloom, just eat it looks at our systemic obsession with expiry dates, perfect produce and portion sizes, and reveals the core of this seemingly insignificant issue that is having devastating consequences around the globe. A food waste story, someone stumbles onto an extraordinary find. The story of food waste aims to solve the problem of food waste by changing the way people buy, cook, recycle, and eat food. A food waste story not available on your favorite video service.
Apr 24, 2015 lets all try to live more consciously so that our posterity will not have to deal with the consequences of our waste. Mar 18, 2014 in the clean bin project, jen rustemeyer and grant baldwin attempted to produce zero waste in an examination of our throwaway society. Following the film there will be a short introduction to groups in our local community who are incorporating change, as well as how you can join the movement. Taste the waste won best film of 2011 in germanys atlantis environment and nature. In just eat it, filmmakers feast for 6 months on discarded food.
A food waste story 2014 filmmaker grant baldwin investigates food waste from the farm to the fridge. D uring this week of earth day celebration and appreciation, id like to share the trailer of a movie, just eat ita food waste movie, below, that truly sheds the light on food wastage in usa. This is a worksheet with 10 fillintheblank questions that go along with the documentary, just eat it. A food waste story filmmakers grant baldwin and jenny rustemeyer turn themselves into test subjects in this hugely entertaining study of americas culture of excess. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Just eat it a food waste storys odyssey, at once humorous, horrifying, and hopeful, might have you looking differently at that little tupperware container youve forgotten about for weeks. In this documentary we follow one family as they strive to eat only what they find has been thrown away by stores. The story of food waste, became available online and in select theaters last weekend. A shocking look at our food obsessed society raises the issue of food waste, as activists try to survive by only eating discarded food for six months. Before we start our list of the 7 best food documentaries on amazon prime, we have to tell you how we managed to compile it. Grant baldwin, also the films director, is four months into a sixmonth. Our previous film, the clean bin project, was on living zero waste, so we became very interested in what people were throwing out.
Anthony bourdain just announced his next big film project, wasted. Variety a welcoming and highly accessible documentary. The filmmakers are so frustrated by the amount of food that north americans waste that they determine to eat only thrownout grub for six months. A shocking look at our foodobsessed society raises the issue of food waste, as activists try to survive by only eating discarded food for six months. It features bourdain, along with renowned chefs dan barber, mario battali, massimo bottura and. The film takes us through each level of this, and we make our way around the globe. The worlds most influential chefs demonstrate how to make. A rare documentary that had me ready to be knees deep into a dumpster. I saw this at a film festival in hamilton ontario, and i had tried to purchase it for over a year. Just eat it a 75minute documentary film about food waste and food rescue by peg leg films. The documentary features canadian filmmakers grant baldwin and jenny rustemeyer who aim to survive for six months solely on food that would have otherwise gone to waste. As a followup, they turn their eye to food waste from farm.
The salt roughly 3 billion pounds of food go uneaten each year much of it still edible. So how could we possibly be throwing nearly 50% of it in th. Sponsored by bio coffeeworks with free food from miss weinerz. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commission free in our professional marketplace. When 40% of the food being produced are not consumed but wasted, we earthlings should really ponder for ways to improve our ways of handling food in order to optimize the energy and resources available.