Over the course of two years filmmaker Wil liam Reid spent only $5.50 on food. He survived off of food from the dumps ter. Now he's on a mission to better understand what is going on. Througho ut the film he leverages the absurdity of his diet to gain access to key p eople in government and industry while he explores the underbelly of Ameri can agriculture. The central question that Trash Empire seeks to answer is: How can we provide more nutritious food to people in need w hile creating less waste?
\nThe documentary film screening will be followed by a discussion on food waste with the filmmaker.
\nWilliam Reid is a Library Associate in the Labs at DC Public Library. He is also a documentary filmmaker who survived on food waste for over two ye ars while producing Trash Empire. He became interested in food justice in 2012 when Houston City Council members attempted to restrict public distri bution of food to people in need. He was the first in a series of people a t a Houston City Council meeting to speak in support of community food pro grams\, including Food Not Bombs\, an organization that recovers and redis tributes healthy excess food. Following a move to Washington\, DC in 2014\ , he became a core organizer of Food Not Bombs DC where he regularly recov ers\, cooks and distributes plant-based food to people in need.
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