Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story
2014 Canadian film
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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]
Directed byGrant Baldwin
Written byJenny Rustemeyer
Grant Baldwin
Grant Baldwin
Produced byJenny Rustemeyer
CinematographyGrant Baldwin
Jenny Rustemeyer
Jenny Rustemeyer
| 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
| 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 |
