Copper Quartz media announced today that Dustin Milligan (Schitt’s Creek, Rutherford Falls) has boarded the documentary feature Food for the Rest of Us as Executive Producer. The film had its world premiere at DOXA and will also launch at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema for an in-theatre screening on World Food Day on October 16, 2021. A portion of the proceeds will go to Foodshare Toronto.
Milligan is a born and raised Yellowknifer, which drew Director Caroline Cox and co-producer Tiffany Ayalik to this partnership. It was Milligan’s reverence for Indigenous knowledge and environmental sustainability that was the catalyst in bringing these creative forces together.
Milligan shared his excitement about the documentary in a press release:
“Being born and raised in the North has been one of the greatest privileges of my life, in large part due to the teachings of reverence, respect, and connection to the land that so many Indigenous folks offered to settlers like me. The longer I have been away from home, the clearer it has become how crucial those teachings are to forging a sustainable future for the planet, and all the people on it. ‘Food for The Rest of Us’ is a deeply moving and important film that not only reinforces these essential truths, but dives deep into the repercussions of colonialism’s attempted erasure of them. The film celebrates the inspirational, marginalized heroes who humbly fight for a better future for us all, day by day, seed by seed.”
Dustin Milligan to executive produce ‘Food For The Rest Of Us,’ image courtesy of Copper Quartz Media 
Tiffany Ayalik to produce ‘Food For The Rest Of Us,’ image courtesy of Copper Quartz Media 
Caroline Cox to produce ‘Food For The Rest Of Us,’ image courtesy of Copper Quartz Media
With Food For the Rest of Us, the audience meets inspiring young people across the continent leading a revolution to a better world through food: an Indigenous-owned, youth run organic farm in Hawaii; a Black urban grower in Kansas City; a female Kosher Butcher in Colorado working with the Queer Community; and an Inuit community in the Northwest Territories employing traditional harvesting methods to grow fresh produce in a community greenhouse. As climate change forces us to rethink our relationship to the land that feeds us, these food activists are using new ways of farming and living to fight back against oppressive systems and secure an alternative path to our culinary future.
Food for the Rest of Us was one of 10 Canadian projects selected for Telefilm Canada’s First Look USA and is a recipient of the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Fund. The film is gearing up for its in-theatre screening on World Food Day on October 16, 2021 at Hot Docs and is currently streaming nationwide exclusively for Hot Docs Members. You can purchase tickets here.
Food for the Rest of Us also has upcoming screenings at the Yellowknife International Film Festival in November and recently signed worldwide educational distribution with Collective Eyes out of Portland. An international community screening and impact campaign with the film kicks off later this Fall.
Food for the Rest of Us is directed by Caroline Cox, produced by Tiffany Ayalik and Caroline Cox and is Executive Produced by Stuart Henderson (90th Parallel Productions) and Dustin Milligan. Follow the documentary on Facebook and Instagram.
