Rewind & Fast Forward –
National Co-op Month is a busy time for showing Food For Change. In October 2014 there were 17 shows in ten states; I logged 9,000 miles, making seven presentations in the Florida Panhandle and the Pacific Northwest. This year, screenings occurred in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, New York, and Washington for new and established co-ops, start-ups, and community groups.
I spent several years producing, directing, writing, and editing a movie about cooperatives because, as a member of my co-op and an internationally-recognized filmmaker, it was a chance to put my 30+ years of filmmaking skills to good use. I believe cooperatives are a superior business model for social, environmental, and health reasons. I want more people to know about them. I told the epic story of four generations of cooperators working together with the conviction that they could create a more just economic system, because I found it inspiring and it enabled me to portray three of the seven Cooperative Principles: education, working together, and concern for community.
Food For Change was an ambitious film to make. In making it, I forged relationships with over 200 co-ops and made many new friends. That job is now done. My heartfelt thanks to all of you who helped. I’ll take a bow now and move on….
Not so fast! I didn’t do this just to tell a good story, I made Food For Change to make a difference. And that goal hasn’t been reached. Food For Change isn’t just another food documentary. It’s a film that makes you want to buy healthy food from a co-op. It identifies co-ops as the authentic choice in the fierce and growing competition for natural foods. Read More…
