Just completed a new short film advocating for the creation of an organic urban farm in the heart of Buffalo, NY. The Queen City Farm initiative aims to convert 2.5 acres of vacant lots in an urban neighborhood into organic gardens that would produce fresh nutritious food for the surrounding community.
The Queen City Farm project is one of the most exciting, creative solutions to Buffalo's many struggles. Read today's Buffalo News story on it here.
The film touches on concept of 'food deserts', the housing crisis in Buffalo (an estimated 10,000 abandoned homes!), the link between poverty and nutrition.
Check it out. (12 minutes)
John,
Just incredible work....Very well done. FYI, I sent your film over to WGRZ's news dept.
Let's see what happens..
Posted by: Catharine | June 03, 2007 at 08:00 AM
Just watched the film on the Fix Buffalo Today blog. IT WAS AWESOME! Dude, you are so STINKING good at telling a story in your films.
I'm not gonna do justice to your talent but your films create this whole mood and feeling and you capture the neatest moments with people. Like that moment when Rod threw the copper pipe down or when the woman from the Massachusetts Avenue Project scrunched up her face with delight when she was talking about "...rural farms in idyllic settings..." Your films always give us these tiny moments where someone reveals an entire universe about themselves in one quiet comment.
Remember in "Almost Elvis" when the janitor smelled the urine cake and called it "cherry flavored?" Yeah. That was another of those moments. Those are the moments when you make us fall in love with your subjects.
Anyway - just wanted to tell you that. You're awesome! Can't wait to see more life through your eyes! Hope I didn't embarass you too much with this gushing review!
Posted by: Veronica | June 02, 2007 at 11:19 PM