Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Grant Baldwin and released in 2014.[1] The film centres on Baldwin and his partner, producer Jenny Rustemeyer, as they embark on a plan to spend six months living only off discarded food, ultimately learning that up to 40 per cent of all food in North America ends up in the garbage as waste despite being unspoiled and perfectly edible.[2]
| Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Grant Baldwin |
| Written by | Jenny Rustemeyer Grant Baldwin |
| Produced by | Jenny Rustemeyer |
| Cinematography | Grant Baldwin Jenny Rustemeyer |
| Edited by | Grant Baldwin |
| Music by | Grant Baldwin |
Production company | Peg Leg Films |
| Distributed by | Knowledge Network |
Release date |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The film premiered at the 2014 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.
Awards
edit| Award | Year | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival | 2014 | Earl A. Glick Emerging Canadian Filmmaker Award | Grant Baldwin | Won | [3] |
| CPH:DOX | 2014 | Politiken Audience Award | Won | ||
| Leo Awards | 2015 | Best Direction in a Documentary Program or Series | Won | [4] | |
| Best Musical Score in a Documentary Program or Series | Won | ||||
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | 2014 | Best Canadian Documentary | Nominated | ||
| Vancouver International Film Festival | 2014 | Impact Award | Won | [5] | |
| #MustSeeBC | Won |
References
edit- ↑ Daphne Bramham, "Video: How long could you survive eating out of a dumpster?". Vancouver Sun, September 29, 2014.
- ↑ Mark Taylor, "'Just Eat It' Demonstrates a Widespread System of Food Waste". KQED, June 1, 2015.
- ↑ Paula Bernstein, "Hot Docs 2014 Winners Announced: ‘Out of Mind, Out of Sight’ Wins Best Canadian Feature Documentary". IndieWire, May 3, 2014.
- ↑ Sabrina Furminger, "Leo Awards 2015: Laughing it up at the second ceremony". Vancouver Is Awesome, June 14, 2015.
- ↑ Bethany Lindsay, "Baseball film hits home run at VIFF; The Vancouver Asahi takes people's choice award". Vancouver Sun, October 11, 2014.
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