RETURN: Native American Women Reclaim Foodways for Health & Spirit
Documentary Short | Karen Cantor
- SYNOPSIS
RETURN: NATIVE AMERICAN WOMEN RECLAIM FOODWAYS FOR HEALTH & SPIRIT is about empowering people to overcome their current circumstances through eating as their ancestors did — nutritiously and locally. RETURN explores the food-sovereignty movement occurring across the country through the stories of women championing the return to traditional food sources.
27 minutes
Release: March 19, 2019
Expiration: March 18, 2027
Distributor: APT
NOLA: RNRF 000 001
Rights: Unlimited releases over eight (8) years beginning 3/19/2019;
SCH/1YR (for K-12); and non-commercial cable rights. Linear Live Streaming.
Karen Cantor
Director/Producer/Writer
Karen Cantor has been at the helm of three acclaimed documentary films over the last 15 years: The Danish Solution (2003) about the rescue of the Danish Jews in 1943; Last Rights: Facing End-of-Life Choices (2009) follows four families as they recount grappling with the final days of beloved family members; and Invitation to the Muse (2011) looks at artists’ inner journeys.
Fernanda Rossi
Co-Writer & Story Editor
Fernanda Rossi, Co-Writer & Story Editor is an internationally renowned author, speaker and story analyst. She has collaborated on more than 500 fiction scripts, documentaries and fundraising samples, including two documentaries nominated for the Academy Award® and many that received funding.
Roxanne Swentzell
Creative Consultant
Roxanne Swentzell (Santa Clara Pueblo), Creative Consultant is a well-known sculptor and co-founder of Flowering Tree Permaculture Institute. Created in 1987, Flowering Tree is an organization that is based on the theory of ecological design which seeks to build sustainable human living and agriculture.
