"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."
Bloodroot was a queer feminist vegetarian restaurant and bookstore operated by Selma Miriam and Noel Furie in Bridgeport, Connecticut for nearly 50 years. Known as a salon for activists, it functioned without traditional restaurant hierarchies—no cash register, waitresses, or table service. Director Annie Laurie Medonis discovered Bloodroot in 2017 during a road trip and was immediately captivated by its connection to women's empowerment and activism. Driven by urgency regarding Miriam's age, Medonis began filming in December 2020. The resulting documentary, released in March 2025, explores Bloodroot's impact on food activism, feminist history, and community connection. The film is now being presented in Brooklyn in collaboration with the Bechdel Project.
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