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Beyond Food

Name: Beyond Food
Director: Tomas Reyes
Released: 2017
Duration: 90 min

Representation Score

5.0/10

Fair

2017

TV-PG

Director

Tomas Reyes

Runtime

90 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Beyond Food is a specialized lifestyle documentary centered on biohacking and human optimization. While it features various experts, the narrative centers on individual achievement and biological mastery rather than social commentary. The film's focus on high-performance rituals and extreme physical optimization reinforces traditional Western paradigms. It prioritizes personal ability to act and socioeconomic privilege over multi-layered or systemic perspectives. Ultimately, the content serves as an instructional tool for wellness, lacking the narrative structure needed to explore diverse identities, queer experiences, or the complexities of non-normative bodies.

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Category Breakdown

Does Beyond Food have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The documentary focuses on physiological optimization and nutritional science. It does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or stories about non-straight identities.

How does Beyond Food portray gender?

Fair

Women like Mariel Hemingway appear as experts, contributing to gender balance. However, the focus on biohacking often aligns with traditional masculine ideals of physical prowess.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Beyond Food?

Fair

The cast of experts does not show a non-white or non-Anglo-Saxon majority. The subject matter reflects a demographic typically linked to higher socioeconomic status.

How does Beyond Food represent religion and culture?

Limited

The film highlights personal empowerment and individual success through science and ritual. It emphasizes Western values of self-improvement over systemic critiques or anti-capitalist views.

Does Beyond Food include disability representation?

Limited

The emphasis on peak physical and cognitive performance may overlook perspectives on neurodivergence or chronic illness. It presents the body through a lens focused on optimal performance.

Present on Screen

Includes women like Mariel Hemingway as professional experts.
Features a range of specialists including neuroscientists and athletes.

Limited or Absent

Does not represent LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight narratives.
Focuses on peak performance, potentially overlooking neurodivergent or disabled perspectives.
Reinforces traditional Western social structures and high socioeconomic demographics.
Aligns with masculine ideals of mastery over the body and environment.

Official Synopsis

Beyond Food explores the ways a group of extraordinary people live amazing lives, eat delicious food while extracting more energy and mental focus from their daily rituals. Biohackers, Paleo, Vegan, Neuroscientists, Athletes, Foragers, Ranchers, Farmers, Gut scientists. Some of our characters are Dave Asprey (Bulletproof Exec), Mariel Hemingway, Laird Hamilton, James Hardt (Biocybernaut Institute Advanced Neurofeedback) Our target audience is everyone who is desiring to learn how to fuel and create an extraordinary life. Our main purpose is to share the lessons from the journey we lived because it changed our lives.

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