Eating Alaska

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Date/Time: 
Sunday, December 6, 2009 - 3:30pm
Host: 
Reel Women

Directed by ELLEN FRANKENSTEIN and produced by SHIRLEY THOMPSON, EATING ALASKA is an exploration of what happens when a vegetarian encounters the "last frontier" and subsequently falls in love with a hunter/fisherman ... and the land.  It is a serious and humorous film about connecting to where you live and eating locally; about trying to break away from the industrial food system when that means not only buying fresh seasonal food from local farmers, but also taking part in a world of hunting and gathering. Made by a former city dweller now living in a small town in Alaska and married to a fisherman and deer hunter, it is a journey into regional food traditions, our connection to the wilderness, and to what we put into our mouths.
 
Snacks will be provided by WHOLE FOODS MARKET.  The Independent offers a cash beverage bar.

The filmmakers will lead a workshop on documentary filmmaking earlier in the day.  See Item # 3.

Screening Only: $10 / $8 RW Members.  Workshop AND Screening: $35 / $25 RW Members. New Member Deal: Workshop/Screening/Membership for just $55!

A portion of the proceeds from the screening will be donated to Youth Launch's URBAN ROOTS, a youth development program that uses sustainable agriculture as means to affect lasting change for youth participants, and to nourish East Austin residents who currently have limited access to healthy foods. On a 2.5 acre urban organic farm, the project provides employment, life and job skills and service opportunities to under-served youth aged 14-18 in East Austin.