Radical Roots: The Story of a Food Revolution
Minnesota, United States | Film Feature
Documentary
The Twin Cities boasts the strongest local food scene in the US, centered on the country's largest food co-op network. Radical Roots is the tale of the inexperienced young people who built this system, the violent struggle that nearly tore them apart, and their activist heirs today.
Radical Roots: The Story of a Food Revolution
Minnesota, United States | Film Feature
Documentary
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The Twin Cities boasts the strongest local food scene in the US, centered on the country's largest food co-op network. Radical Roots is the tale of the inexperienced young people who built this system, the violent struggle that nearly tore them apart, and their activist heirs today.
About The Project
- The Story
- Wishlist
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- The Team
- Community
The Story
We want to:
Honor the activists who created our natural food co-ops.
Share the lessons they learned in their efforts.
Provoke reflection and discussion on the best way to make our food system more sustainable, healthy and just.
Inspire people to cooperate to make it happen.
We hope our film will inspire co-op members to investigate the founding of their own co-ops, drawing out stories and inspiration from their forbears, and expanding the availability of materials relating to co-op history. We believe our film will spark conversations about equity and justice, and that it will give heart to hard-working activists building a sustainable food system for our future.
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Editor
Costs $4,000
We need an expert professional to do the final edit of the film.
Colorist
Costs $2,000
Color correction will give the film that finished look.
Composer
Costs $3,000
Original music will add energy and emotion to the experience of the film.
Graphic Design & Animation
Costs $3,000
Animation will also us to show the action that was never captured on film.
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About This Team
Deacon Warner (Director) is the Youth Program Director at FilmNorth (formerly IFP Minnesota), where he teaches documentary video production through residencies at high schools in St. Paul and Minneapolis and runs an after-school filmmaking program. He has produced and directed a number of short documentaries including the award-winning 56, the story of his father’s post-war football fame at the University of Minnesota, and Peaceful Warriors: on the road with Vets for Peace. His students’ work has been accepted into many festivals and screenings and won numerous awards, including a 2008 Award of Excellence from the Minneapolis School Board. In 2010, Gone Fishing, a short documentary made as part of Deacon's youth summer camp, won the Special Focus award at the Minnesota Historical Society's 1968 Project Film Competition.
Erik Esse (Producer) has worked in media as the Marketing and Membership Director at IFP MN and in marketing and distribution at the Independent Television Service (ITVS). His work in the food and co-op movements includes serving as director of the Local Fair Trade Network, as a staff and board member of North Country Co-op and as organizer of the US Conference for Workplace Democracy, the Midwest Worker Cooperative Conference and the Farmworker Conference for Fair Trade.
Hilary G. Johnson (Associate Producer) is a worker-owner and board member at Equal Exchange, a worker-owned fair trade importer, and has worked for Seward Co-op in Minneapolis and Whole Foods Co-op in Duluth. She has served as a board member of the Domestic Fair Trade Association and the Local Fair Trade Network.
John Akre (Animator) is a teaching artist, an animator who makes short and feature-length animated work, a comic book artist and writer, and creates documentary video work. His films have won the Best Short Film Award at the Iowa and Big Water Film Festivals and have been official selections at many other festivals.
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Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
The Story
We want to:
Honor the activists who created our natural food co-ops.
Share the lessons they learned in their efforts.
Provoke reflection and discussion on the best way to make our food system more sustainable, healthy and just.
Inspire people to cooperate to make it happen.
We hope our film will inspire co-op members to investigate the founding of their own co-ops, drawing out stories and inspiration from their forbears, and expanding the availability of materials relating to co-op history. We believe our film will spark conversations about equity and justice, and that it will give heart to hard-working activists building a sustainable food system for our future.
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
Editor
Costs $4,000
We need an expert professional to do the final edit of the film.
Colorist
Costs $2,000
Color correction will give the film that finished look.
Composer
Costs $3,000
Original music will add energy and emotion to the experience of the film.
Graphic Design & Animation
Costs $3,000
Animation will also us to show the action that was never captured on film.
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
Deacon Warner (Director) is the Youth Program Director at FilmNorth (formerly IFP Minnesota), where he teaches documentary video production through residencies at high schools in St. Paul and Minneapolis and runs an after-school filmmaking program. He has produced and directed a number of short documentaries including the award-winning 56, the story of his father’s post-war football fame at the University of Minnesota, and Peaceful Warriors: on the road with Vets for Peace. His students’ work has been accepted into many festivals and screenings and won numerous awards, including a 2008 Award of Excellence from the Minneapolis School Board. In 2010, Gone Fishing, a short documentary made as part of Deacon's youth summer camp, won the Special Focus award at the Minnesota Historical Society's 1968 Project Film Competition.
Erik Esse (Producer) has worked in media as the Marketing and Membership Director at IFP MN and in marketing and distribution at the Independent Television Service (ITVS). His work in the food and co-op movements includes serving as director of the Local Fair Trade Network, as a staff and board member of North Country Co-op and as organizer of the US Conference for Workplace Democracy, the Midwest Worker Cooperative Conference and the Farmworker Conference for Fair Trade.
Hilary G. Johnson (Associate Producer) is a worker-owner and board member at Equal Exchange, a worker-owned fair trade importer, and has worked for Seward Co-op in Minneapolis and Whole Foods Co-op in Duluth. She has served as a board member of the Domestic Fair Trade Association and the Local Fair Trade Network.
John Akre (Animator) is a teaching artist, an animator who makes short and feature-length animated work, a comic book artist and writer, and creates documentary video work. His films have won the Best Short Film Award at the Iowa and Big Water Film Festivals and have been official selections at many other festivals.