Food Fighter is the inspirational story of one woman’s crusade against the global scandal of food waste.
The Human Rights Arts and Film Festival will screen Food Fighter on May 30 in Canberra.
Filmed over two years and across four continents, Food Fighter follows Ronni Kahn. Kahn was once a contributor to Australia’s food waste when she ran a company producing million-dollar dinners. After realizing the absurdity of throwing away perfectly edible food she founded the food rescue charity OzHarvest. Food Fighter follows Ronni as she takes on politicians and big business across the globe to crusade against the global food waste scandal.
Four million tonnes of edible food are discarded in Australia every year while up to two million Aussies suffer from food insecurity. The Australian Government estimates food waste costs the Australian economy $20 billion each year.
The film is directed by Dan Goldberg, an award-winning producer and director who began his career in newspapers and magazines. Food Fighter is his first feature-length documentary.
“It seems such a simple proposition, and it has such huge social, economic and environmental benefits, but the underlying point is that it takes an extraordinary type of person to effect such profound change on a global level.” Said Goldberg. “And while Food Fighter is a film about food waste, it is also a character study of a global change-maker”
The Human Rights Arts and Film Festival tours to Canberra on 29 May. This year, their festival focuses on: conflict and global people movement, gender equality, Indigenous rights, and the environment and rights. Tickets can be purchased at
www.hraff.org.au
Aleta Moriarty CEO of HRAFF
