'First We Eat,' a documentary in which a family eats only local food for an entire year, premieres Thursday as part of Hot Docs 2020.
A scene from the documentary"First We Eat" is shown in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Hot DocsFilmmaker Suzanne Crocker had a wake-up call a few years ago when the only road in to her hometown of Dawson City, Yukon was cut off due to a landslide.
"There is just this very humbling experience when you know where every ingredient on your plate comes from," Crocker said. "And like you really know. You knew the animal, you knew the hands that grew it, you knew the land that provided it.The film's world premiere is Thursday as part of Hot Docs 2020. The 104-minute documentary, distributed in Canada by "Blue Ice Docs," runs online through the festival until June 6.
Farmers and local community members got involved. Ice fishing and moose hunting helped provide protein, birch trees were tapped for sap and grounds around their home were explored for edible plants and flowers. "I thought that I was going to suffer a bit missing some of my favourite foods and the usual things that are in my cupboard," she said. "And I quickly found that after a month or two, I didn't even miss them at all.Crocker, who also served as director, producer and cinematographer, also noticed improvements on the health front. Her high blood pressure returned to normal, she slept better and had more energy.
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