Our Daily Bread (2005 film)

Our Daily Bread (Unser täglich Brot)
Directed by Nikolaus Geyrhalter
Produced by Nikolaus Geyrhalter,
Markus Glaser,
Michael Kitzberger,
Wolfgang Widerhofer
Written by Wolfgang Widerhofer,
Nikolaus Geyrhalter
Cinematography Nikolaus Geyrhalter
Editing by Wolfgang Widerhofer
Distributed by First Run Icarus Films (USA)
Release date(s) April 21, 2006 (Austria),
November 24, 2006 (USA),
January 4, 2007 (Netherlands),
January 18, 2007 (Germany)
Running time 92 minutes
Language Polish, German, None
See also: Our Daily Bread (1934 film)

Our Daily Bread (German: Unser täglich Brot) is an award winning 2005 documentary 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 maximize efficiency, consumer safety and profit. 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.[1] 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.[2]

Contents

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.

Places and companies

The names of the companies where the footage was filmed are provided on the official site in the booklet pdf. They are listed below for convenience and to help further investigation:

Awards

Award wins:

Nominations:

See also

References

  1. ^ Interview with Nikolaus Geyrhalter, director
  2. ^ Burner, Silvia. "Nikolaus Geyrhalter in an interview with Silvia Burner", Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion, 2005

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