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Our Daily Bread (2005 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Our Daily Bread' is a 2005 documentary film directed, co-produced, and with cinematography by Nikolaus Geyrhalter. The script was co-written by Wolfgang Widerhofer and Nikolaus Geyrhalter.
The film depicts how modern food production companies employ technology to produce food on large scales. It consists mainly of actual working situations without voice-over narration or interviews as the director tries to let viewers form their own opinion on the subject.[http://www.ourdailybread.at/jart/projects/utb/releases/en/resources/OUR%20DAILY%20BREAD%20Interview%20Nikolaus%20Geyrhalter.pdf Interview with Nikolaus Geyrhalter, director] The names of the companies where the footage was filmed are purposely not shown. The director's goal is to provide a realistic view on the internal workings of multiple food production companies in our modern society.Burner, Silvia. "Nikolaus Geyrhalter in an interview with Silvia Burner", 'Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion', 2005
Foods transformations
Different processes in agriculture and food processing plants are shown in the film. Since scenes are mixed, food transformations are listed below with no particular order.
*Semen to pigs
*Pigs to meat
*Semen to cows
*Cows to meat
*Cows to milk
*Eggs to chickens
*Chickens to eggs
*Chickens to meat
*Fish
*Crops and field harvests (misc)
*Tomatoes in rock wool
*Salads night harvest
*Peppers
*Cucumbers
*Apples
*Olives harvest
*Salt from mines
Places and companies
The names of the companies where the footage was filmed are provided on the official site in the [http://www.unsertaeglichbrot.at/jart/projects/utb/website.jart?rel=en&content-id=1130864825123 booklet pdf]. They are listed below for convenience and to help further investigation:
*Danish Crown (pork, beef) [http://www.danishcrown.dk/ company site] Europe
*Tasty Tom (tomatoes) [http://www.tastytom.nl/ company site] [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930123916/http://www.tastytom.nl/TastyTomSite/index_UK.php?p=221 places] Netherlands [https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q='s-Gravenzande&sll=48.220001,16.37&sspn=0.298741,0.593948&ie=UTF8&ll=52.005504,4.157832&spn=0.004313,0.00928&t=k&z=17&iwloc=addr&om=1 (sample Sat view)]
*Geflgelhof Latschenberger GmbH (eggs) [https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=BIBERBACH&sll=48.029255,14.710436&sspn=0.072668,0.154495&ie=UTF8&z=12&iwloc=addr&om=1&mid=1178615537 Biberbach, Austria]
*Pro Ovo (eggs) [http://www.proovo.at/ company site] [https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=BIBERBACH&sll=48.029255,14.710436&sspn=0.072668,0.154495&ie=UTF8&z=12&iwloc=addr&om=1&mid=1178615537 Biberbach, Austria]
*Radatz Fleischwaren (pork) [http://www.radatz.com/ company site] Vienna, Austria
*March Couvert de Ciney (beef), [https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Ciney,+Namur,+Walloon+Region,+Belgium&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=0.372592,0.617981&ie=UTF8&cd=1&om=1&z=11&iwloc=addr Ciney, Belgium]
*Abattoir et March de Bastogne (meat), [http://www.veviba.be/ company site][https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Bastogne,+Luxemburg,+Walloon+Region,+Belgium&sll=50.296372,5.100388&sspn=0.298276,0.617981&ie=UTF8&cd=1&z=11&iwloc=addr&om=1 Bastogne,Belgium]
*Belgian Blue Group s.c.r.l (bulls) [http://www.netbbg.com/ company site], Belgium
*Zaklady Drobiarskie Kozieglowy Sp.zo.o (chickens), [http://www.zd-kozieglowy.pl/ company site] [https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Kozieglowy&sll=50.011269,5.721817&sspn=0.288144,0.617981&ie=UTF8&z=12&iwloc=addr&om=1 Kozieglowy, Poland]
*Nutreco, Skretting, Marine Harvest, Norway, Marine Harvest processing plant Ryfisk at Hjelmeland (fish) [http://www.skretting.no/ company site] [https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Hjelmeland&sll=50.600786,19.158077&sspn=0.142297,0.30899&ie=UTF8&z=12&iwloc=addr&om=1 Hjelmeland, Norway]
*Vitana (pre-cooked foods), [http://www.vitana.cz/ company site], Czech Republic
*Solofino (sprinkles) [http://www.solofino.at/ company site], Austria
*esco European salt company GmbH & Co. KG (rock salt) [http://www.esco-salt.com/en company site], Germany
*Agrargenossenschaft Cobbelsdorf eG (cereals), Cobbelsdorf Germany
*Kalbescher Werder Agrar GmbH (milk), Brunau Germany
*Quality Sprout Kerkdriel (sprouts), Kerkdriel Netherlands
*Lhle Thomas Obstbau (fruits), Uhldingen-Mhlhofen, Germany
*Salemfrucht GmbH (apples), Germany
*rpd - Agrr Rt. (misc) [http://www.arpad.hu/ company site] Hungary
*Chiquita Deutschland (bananas) [http://www.chiquita.de/ company site], Germany
*Sucatrans BVBA (transport of art), Belgium
*The Greenery (vegetables/fruits), [http://www.thegreenery.com/ company site], Netherlands
*Jamnica d.d., (mineral water) [http://www.jamnica.hr/ company site], Sveta Jana (???), Croatia
*Ferme la Bole (farm hostel) Belgium
*SAD s.r.o. (equipment?) Brezno, Slovakia
Reception
'Our Daily Bread' has a 94% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the critical consensus stated as, "A matter-of-fact, nearly wordless documentary, 'Our Daily Bread's spare presentation of slaughterhouses and human consumption serves up food for thought." It also has an 86/100 on Metacritic, and received two votes in the 2012 'Sight & Sound' polls of the world's greatest films.
Awards
'Award wins:'
*Grand Prix, Festival International du Film d'Environnement, Paris, 2006
*EcoCamera Award, Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montral, 2006
*Best Film, Ecocinema International Film Festival Athens 2006
*Honourable Mention, Special Jury Prize - International Feature - Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival Toronto 2006
*Special John Templeton Prize - Visions du Rel documentary film festival, Nyon, Switzerland 2006:
*Special Jury Award - International Documentary Festival Amsterdam 2005
'Nominations:'
*Nomination, European Film Award, Prix Arte, 2006
See also
*'Koyaanisqatsi'
*'Manufactured Landscapes'
* 'Pig Business' (film)
References
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