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Tuesday, June 30th
THE LATEST ON EATING ALASKA
RECENT REVIEWS OF EATING ALASKA
"A quirky look at our food system. Eating Alaska a delightful examination of food choices in America's frontier where traditional foodways sometimes but not always, gives way to supermarket junk food."
Marion Nestle
Professor, Nutrition, Food Studies, Public Health & Sociology, New York University.
"Through Frankenstein's lens, we find a much needed source of reassurance in these stubborn times, and see how clean and cultural and invaluable our food can be."
Phil Loring
The Fireweed
Go to The Fireweed to read the full review.
GETTING THE FILM TO MORE VIEWERS
EATING ALASKA is accepted by New Day Films
Illuminate. Challenge. Inspire.
New Day Films is a member-owned distribution cooperative offering award-winning, compelling social issue films to educational and community organizations. Democratically run by more than 100 filmmaker members, New Day delivers films that challenge and engage, bringing real people, their voices and struggles into the classroom.
Working with the coop will provide more opportunities to get this documentary to relevant audiences, be they campus groups focused on sustainability, high schools, public libraries, food coops or community groups.
Look for changes and links on this site.
UPCOMING SCREENINGS
• SIERRA CLUB, Miami Group (SW Ohio)
Monday July 6th 7:00 p.m.
At the Reading Rd. office of
Cincinnati State Technical College
• SITKA EATS:
Local food gatherers, food and a screening
Kettleson Memorial Library
July 16, 2009 Time TBA
• The Linda - WAMC's Performing Arts Studio
Co-presented by the Honest Weight Food Co-op and WAMC’s Documentary Film Series, Food For Thought is a monthly evening of food, film and discussion with a focus on films of social, political, environmental and community interest.
Thursday 7/16 7 PM $6
The Linda - WAMC’s Performing Arts Studio
339 Central Avenue, Albany, NY
• Appalachian Summer Festival
Appalachian State Museum
Boone, North Carolina as part of the Wild & Scenic Traveling Film Festival
July 10, 2009 8 PM
• Screening, Alaskan Pot luck,
and Salmon Smoking Class.
The Maxine & Jesse Whitney Museum.
Valdez, Alaska
August 12, 2009, starting at noon
• Screening and Local Foods Potluck
Wrangell Mountains Center
McCarthy, Alaska,
5:30 Potluck,
6:30 Film Screening followed by Discussion
The Wrangell Mountains Center is a private non-profit institute dedicated to environmental education, research, and the arts in Alaska's Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve.
August 21, 2009
Filmmaker attending!
• Rainforest Festival, Petersburg, AK
Thursday, Sept 10, 2009 7 PM
Filmmaker attending
Plus Sept 11th morning presentation at the school and an afternoon program at the library (details TBD)
More screenings are in the works from Gustavius and Anchorage, Alaska to Cuba.
Ellen Frankenstein, on 06.30.09 @ 18:21AKT [link]
Saturday, June 6th
Greener Business? Thinking Local on the Last Frontier
Can a film and speaker help foster conversation among businesses involved in the food supply chain?
Eating Alaska is a documentary about the complexities of what we eat, about choices, trying to eat locally and sustainably. Is one thing to be the "eater," or to grow beets, puts out a shrimp pot, raise goats and makes cheese for home use. It is another to be involved as a commercial buyer through distribution,transportation, packaging, inspection, processing and harvesting/growing.
Global Food Alaska:
Providing Transparency across Alaska's food supply chain.
June 10-11, 2009
Soldotna, Alaska
Ellen Frankenstein, Film Maker will screen the film at the Global Food Alaska conference and ask: How does what you saw apply to your concerns and realities, as part of the food industry? How and in what situations can we be sustainable, local and how does that translate to economic realities and profit?
Ellen Frankenstein, on 06.06.09 @ 10:39AKT [link]
