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10 Billion: What's On Your Plate

Name: 10 Billion: What's On Your Plate
Director: Valentin Thurn
Released: 2015
Duration: 107 min

Representation Score

8.2/10

Excellent

2015

Director

Valentin Thurn

Runtime

107 minutes

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Valentin Thurn’s documentary excels as a systemic inquiry, shifting focus from individual stories to global logistics and power dynamics. It challenges Western-centric consumption by highlighting the environmental and human costs of industrial agriculture. However, the film’s reliance on macro-level data means it lacks the interpersonal depth needed to represent specific identities. Since the protagonists are global systems rather than individuals, identity-based representation is neutral or absent. The work provides progressive value through its critique of industrial norms and its focus on ecological sustainability.

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Category Breakdown

Does 10 Billion: What's On Your Plate have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

There is no evidence of LGBTQ+ individuals or derogatory depictions in the documentary.

How does 10 Billion: What's On Your Plate portray gender?

Fair

The film focuses on industrial processes and ecological data, avoiding traditional gender hierarchies.

How racially and ethnically diverse is 10 Billion: What's On Your Plate?

Good

The narrative examines global supply chains and highlights disparities between resource-producing regions and high-consumption areas.

How does 10 Billion: What's On Your Plate represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The film critiques modern industrial capitalism and Western consumption patterns, emphasizing global survival and resource equity.

Does 10 Billion: What's On Your Plate include disability representation?

Fair

The documentary focuses on macro-economic and biological data, with no specific representation of disability or neurodivergence.

Present on Screen

Disrupts Western-centric perspectives by examining the global supply chain.
Highlights resource disparities through post-colonial themes.
Critiques the sustainability of modern industrial capitalism and mass-market production.

Limited or Absent

Lacks interpersonal character depth to represent specific identities.
Provides no representation for LGBTQ+, gender, or disability through individual narratives.

Official Synopsis

How can we best meet every earth citizens need for healthy food facing our limited resources? Regarding the almost 10 billion humans living on earth by 2050, we have to decide now how we want to shape the future of agriculture.

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