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'First We Eat' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Suzanne Crocker and released in 2020.Susan G. Cole, [http://povmagazine.com/articles/view/hot-docs-review-first-we-eat "Hot Docs Review: First We Eat"]. 'Point of View', May 26, 2020. The film documents the attempts of Crocker and her family, after a landslide temporarily blocked highway access to their hometown of Dawson City, Yukon, to spend a full year exclusively consuming food that had been hunted, fished, gathered, grown or raised locally, while carefully considering the environmental and social impacts of modern commercial transport of food.Gregory Strong, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2020/05/27/dawson-city-family-eats-only-local-food-for-a-year-in-documentary-first-we-eat.html "Dawson City family eats only local food for a year in documentary First We Eat"]. 'Toronto Star', May 27, 2020. The documentary film premiered on May 28, 2020 on Hot Docs.

Production



Crocker first announced the project in 2017.Lori Garrison, [https://www.yukon-news.com/life/first-we-eat-dawson-woman-to-subsist-on-local-food-only-for-a-year/ "First we eat: Dawson woman to subsist on local food only for a year"]. 'Yukon News', July 6, 2017. The film's production website also incorporates an ongoing collaborative project on food security, including guides to foraging for edible wild plants, a seed guide to fruits and vegetables that grow well in Yukon, and a recipe guide to dishes that can be cooked with local ingredients available in the Dawson City area.Lori Fox, [https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/59xb8x/its-ridiculously-hard-to-eat-local-in-the-yukon "Its Ridiculously Hard to Eat Local in the Yukon"]. 'Vice', January 30, 2019.

Release



The film premiered as part of the 2020 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.Daniele Alcinii, [https://playbackonline.ca/2020/05/05/twenty-three-canadian-titles-among-hot-docs-virtual-lineup/ "Twenty-three Canadian titles among Hot Docs virtual lineup"]. 'Playback', May 5, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada it was not screened theatrically, but premiered as part of the festival's online streaming component.Garnet Fraser, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2020/05/05/hot-docs-to-stream-dozens-of-films-in-new-digital-version-of-festival.html "Hot Docs to stream dozens of films in new digital version of festival"]. 'Toronto Star', May 5, 2020. It was named one of five winners of the festival's Rogers Audience Award, alongside the films 'The Walrus and the Whistleblower', '9/11 Kids', 'The Forbidden Reel' and 'There's No Place Like This Place, Anyplace'.Lauren Malyk, [https://playbackonline.ca/2020/06/08/hot-docs-names-50k-audience-award-winners/ "Hot Docs names $50K Audience Award winners"]. 'Playback', June 8, 2020.

It was opening film at 18th EBS International Documentary Film Festival held from 23 to 28 August 2021 in Seoul, South Korea. It was screened on August 23, 2021.

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