"The documentary is really about Bloodroot, and the community it built around food, activism, and connection. I immediately was like, what the heck? This place is awesome. I fell in love with it pretty immediately—the pictures on the walls, the experience of it being so connected to women, female empowerment."
"Bloodroot, a queer, feminist vegetarian restaurant and bookstore that operated for nearly 50 years in Bridgeport, Connecticut, by Selma Miriam and Noel Furie. Once called a salon for activists, the place was home to political discourse with no cash register, waitress and patrons bus their own tables."
"I realized I don't want to hold off anymore. This is going to happen now. What began as a casual visit quickly became something more profound, driven by a growing sense of urgency in Miriam's growing age, Medonis began filming in December 2020."
A Culinary Uprising: The Story of Bloodroot is a documentary directed by Annie Laurie Medonis about Bloodroot, a queer feminist vegetarian restaurant and bookstore operated by Selma Miriam and Noel Furie in Bridgeport, Connecticut for nearly 50 years. The establishment functioned as a salon for activists, featuring political discourse without a cash register, with waitresses and patrons sharing table-bussing duties. Medonis discovered Bloodroot during a 2017 road trip and was immediately captivated by its feminist history and community-centered approach. She began filming in December 2020, driven by urgency regarding the owners' ages. The documentary explores themes of food activism, feminist history, and collective care. The film is being presented in Greenpoint, Brooklyn on March 22 in collaboration with the Bechdel Project, marking their first partnership with the film's team.
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