Hungry

When a mysterious Being in a near future discovers a world devoid of humans, it sets off to find out the cause of humanity’s disappearance. Following clues retrieved from the past – voice recordings made with prominent scientists before the elimination events – the Being films and creates its own documentary, Hungry. What seemingly begins as an environmental film, soon evolves into a scientific “criminal” investigation, revealing a hidden chain of cause and effect. We hear experts discuss the catastrophic trajectory of food politics, agricultural biodiversity and corporate monopolies, leaving us with a chilling view of a future increasingly controlled by corporate and political power.

As the Being searches for leads to the perpetrators of the extinction, its film discloses what led to the destruction of food security, to the deterioration of labor markets and to decline in democracies. 
In a closing twist, the last shot in the Being's film reframes everything we’ve seen. Could something still be done to save humanity?

Hungry’s radical use of scientific findings without talking heads is a cinematic call to action aiming to prevent this future from becoming our own.

Susanne BRANDSTAETTER (US) is an award-winning documentary filmmaker based in Vienna, Austria. After working for the Austrian public broadcaster ORF, she became an independent filmmaker and producer in 2002. Her documentaries often examine power structures and political processes, focusing on the tensions between individuals, institutions and ideology. Her films have premiered and screened at major international festivals, including IDFA, Locarno and the Viennale. Brandstaetter is an alumna of Eurodoc, Documentary Campus Masterschool and the International Screen Institute.

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Director

Susanne Brandstaetter 

Duration

95 min

Language

OV English │ German

Genre

Documentary, experimental

Country

Austria

Year

2026

Distributor

Impronta Films