Abstract
This presentation discussed the reasons behind the increasing numbers of European and US documentaries on food production as well as the development of links between documentary and online sources of information. European Films Les Glaneurs et La Glaneuse (aka The Gleaners and I), Agnès Varda, 78 minutes, 2000, France Deux ans après (aka The Gleaners and I Two Years Later), Agnès Varda, 64 minutes, 2002, France Mondovino, Jonathan Nossiter, 131 minutes, 2004, France WE FEED THE WORLD – Essen Global (aka WE FEED THE WORLD), Erwin Wagenhofer, 105 minutes, 2005, Austria Unser täglich Brot (Our Daily Bread), Nikolaus Geyrhalter, 92 minutes, 2005, Austria Black Gold, Marc Francis, Nick Francis, 78 minutes, 2006, UK American Films The Yes Men, Dan Ollman, Sarah Price, Chris Smith, 80 minutes, 2003, USA The Corporation, Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott, 145 minutes, 2003, USA Supersize Me, Morgan Spurlock, 100 minutes, 2004, USA Wal-Mart - the High Cost of Low Price, Robert Greenwald, 95 minutes, 2005, USA