a doc series about the people who feed you
BREADWINNERS
Breadwinners is a five-part mini docuseries that examines the relationship between New Yorkers and the people who feed them. By focusing on farmers, food distributors, and cooks, the series explores access to sustenance, the power of land, and the magic of community.
Shot in Fall of 2022 by a six-person entirely female-identifying and/or nonbinary production crew, the easily digestible 10-minute episodes are food stories grounded in human stories.
Co-created and Co-directed by Courtney and her creative partner Emily Delaney, the series is their first child :)
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Kellie Quarton
Quarton Farm
Kellie Quarton is a first-generation farmer in South Fallsburg, NY who navigates the complexities of building a modern farming business from scratch. She sells her produce at the Union Square Farmer's Market in Manhattan.
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Christina Chan
Choy Division
Christina Chan is the owner and founder of Choy Division, a vegetable farm that specializes in East Asian heritage crops, providing hundreds of New Yorkers with the right to choose foods that are familiar and important to them - a choice that historically hasn't been accessible.
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Rock Steady Farm
Rock Steady Farm
Rock Steady Farm is a radical queer-owned co-op farm that puts the needs of farmers first. This episode features co-owners and farmers as they harvest and pack for the week.
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Raina Kennedy
Brooklyn Packers
Raina Kennedy is the co-owner and sourcer for Brooklyn Packers, a co-op that makes food more accessible by distributing fresh produce throughout Brooklyn and Queens without the grocery store pricing.
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Alex Koones
Babetown
Alex Koones prefers to call herself a cook rather than a chef, and is the creator of Babetown, a queer supper club in New York. The finale of our series follows her as she prepares for the first iteration of her party since spring of 2020.