Dive!
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Dive! is an American documentary film
directed by Jeremy Seifert.
area to demonstrate the massive amount of food that is wasted each year in America. After showing that much of the food found in dumpsters is perfectly edible, Seifert confronts the managers of the stores to question why they don't donate more of it to local food bank
s, especially in light of the 1996 Federal Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act
, which protects them from liability for such donations. The legality and ethics of dumpster diving
are discussed when the stores begin locking up their dumpsters. Finally, Seifert considers the waste
created by individual consumers when they throw out food that is only partly bad or just past its expiration date
.
and Best Film at the Dutch Environmental Film Festival.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
directed by Jeremy Seifert.
Premise
The film follows director Jeremy Seifert and his friends as they dumpster dive behind several grocery stores in the Los AngelesLos Ángeles
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area to demonstrate the massive amount of food that is wasted each year in America. After showing that much of the food found in dumpsters is perfectly edible, Seifert confronts the managers of the stores to question why they don't donate more of it to local food bank
Food bank
A food bank or foodbank is a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes mostly donated food to a wide variety of agencies that in turn feed the hungry. The largest sources of food are for-profit growers, manufacturers, distributors and retailers who in the normal course of business have...
s, especially in light of the 1996 Federal Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act
Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act
The Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act was created to encourage food donation to nonprofits by minimizing liability, in accordance with the Model Good Samaritan Food Donation Act. Signed into law by President Bill Clinton, this law, named after Rep...
, which protects them from liability for such donations. The legality and ethics of dumpster diving
Dumpster diving
Dumpster diving is the practice of sifting through commercial or residential trash to find items that have been discarded by their owners, but that may be useful to the dumpster diver.-Etymology and alternate names:...
are discussed when the stores begin locking up their dumpsters. Finally, Seifert considers the waste
Waste
Waste is unwanted or useless materials. In biology, waste is any of the many unwanted substances or toxins that are expelled from living organisms, metabolic waste; such as urea, sweat or feces. Litter is waste which has been disposed of improperly...
created by individual consumers when they throw out food that is only partly bad or just past its expiration date
Expiration date
Expiration date can refer to:*The shelf life of a grocery item*Expiration *Copyright expiration*Expiration Date , a 2006 comedy* Expiration Date, a novel by Tim Powers...
.
Release
Dive! premiered in October 2009 at the Gig Harbor Film Festival, where it won the Audience Choice Award. It has gone on to win awards at many other film festivals, including Best Documentary at the DC Independent Film FestivalDC Independent Film Festival
As the oldest independent film festival in Washington, the has a storied history of presenting extraordinary films. DCIFF has served as a platform for launching great independent filmmakers since its premiere year in 1999, providing a forum for cutting edge features, shorts and documentaries on...
and Best Film at the Dutch Environmental Film Festival.