On a warm evening earlier this fall, several Food Connects employees came together for an outdoor movie night to watch the film Gather as part of the Center for Biological Diversity's Food Justice Film Festival. This inspiring documentary, released in June 2020, follows the personal stories of several Indigenous main characters as they focus on healing themselves and their communities through reconnecting to their Indigenous food traditions.

We were moved and inspired by this film, which tells the honest and painful story of the impact of colonization on Native Americans and also provides inspiration and hope for healing from this generational trauma. If you are looking for ways to reimagine Thanksgiving this year and honor the original people of this land, we recommend that you include a screening of Gather in your holiday plans.

Gather

Not rated. Running time: 1 hour 24 minutes. Rent or buy on iTunes or Amazon.