What happens to a vegetarian who moves to the last frontier? In Eating Alaska, an urban vegetarian migrates to Palin-Country, marries a fisher-hunter and sets off on a quest to discover the ‘right’ foods. What ensues is a humorous and enlightening journey as the filmmaker heads to the woods with female hunters, fishes for wild salmon, communes with vegans in Wasilla, talks moose meat with a group of Native Alaskan teens and more, all in search of a meal that makes sense. A wry look at what’s on your plate and where it comes from, whether organic, sustainably grown ingredients from one’s own backyard or industrially produced food shipped thousands of miles.

(56 minutes)
Official Selection: Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival. Official Selection: Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival.

• Preceded by:
Nutkin’s Last Stand
Directed by Nicholas Berger (Q&A with filmmaker after screening).
A wry and cautionary tale about England’s fight to save her beloved red squirrels from an invasion of American grays.

(18 minutes)