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The film "Dive!" is not likely to "go viral" on the Internet. It won't go viral on YouTube or other video sites because it's 45 minutes long and tells a story without publicly embarrassing anyone. What the film does is challenge people to look at food waste in a calm, humorous, and factual way -- not a recipe for developing quick, large audiences fed on celebrity mishaps. However it's clearly seeking an audience of people concerned about problems of hunger and poverty in our communities. The screening of the film took place in Kansas City on April 17, 2010 as part of the KC Film Fest and drew a full house of 75 people. Like a lot of videos developed today it was made on a shoestring budget of $200 but the territory and message cover a much larger vision. Sifting food in dumpster (from Dive! The Film) The filmmakers juxtapose images of hunger with the mountains of food waste discarded everyday. The central focus of the film is waste by grocery sto...

Following the success of films about out-of-control food industries like "Super Size Me," "Food Inc," and "Fast Food Nation," the upcoming film " Dive! " takes an angle on food waste and hunger in USA. The film seems to capture not just the desperation of recovering food from dumpsters, but the magnitude of the waste problem. Harvesters food bank has had a long-time food rescue program, but it's just the tip of the iceberg. In fact, the food rescue program was one of the original programs at the food bank. This film is part of KC Film Fest this Saturday, April 17, 2010. Dive! Trailer from Compeller Productions on Vimeo .