Biography
Jock Brandis is an unusual sort of inventor: from the high tech to the primitive he continues to wow and astound people with his capabilities.
His most publicized invention is the Universal Malian Nut Sheller dubbed "The Peanut Sheller" by his friends. This revolutionary invention allows farmers in the developing world to "Leap Frog" to the next level of economic opportunity.
To learn more, please visit The Full Belly Project, the nonprofit organization created to distribute this technology.
e-mail Jock
jock@fullbellyproject.org
Film
Jock has worked for over 30 years in the film industry, primarily as a Gaffer, and has filmed on four continents.
Innovation
His many other invention include, but are not limited to, a low tech corn cracker, soy milk makers, "The Brandis Beam" used by documentary film makers to light locations, and other film production "gizmology."
Shooting in Tibet?We build on location with a local vehice.
Camera car used for second unit shooting on Zorro 2.
Books
In 2006 Bunny Love Press released a children's book titled The Promise of Peanuts telling the story of the invention of the Peanut Sheller.
Jock is the author of The Ship's Cat, a novel based on his experiences in the the Biafran Civil War.
MIT
Jock is extremely excited to work with MIT's D-lab to continue to innovate and distribute sustainable technology.
Fully Belly Project
From the Fully Belly Project wikipedia article:
The Full Belly Project Ltd is a non-profit organization based out of Wilmington, North Carolina, which designs labor-saving devices to improve the lives of people in developing countries. At present one of their primary objectives is to increase the cost effectiveness of peanut agriculture as a means of sustainable development in those countries, through the development of affordable appropriate technology which they place in the public domain. There are an estimated half billion people across the globe in over 100 countries, primarily in the equatorial regions and particularly in Africa, dependent upon peanuts as a primary source of protein.