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Food Coop

2016
  • Thomas Boothe
  • 1h 37m
  • November 2, 2016 · United States of America, France

Overview

In the middle of an economic crisis, in the shadow of Wall Street, an institution that represents a less well-known American tradition is booming. The Park Slope Food Coop: a cooperative supermarket where all 16,000 members work 3 hours per months to earn the right to buy the best food in New York at incredibly low prices. The success of this cooperative is a bad new for capitalism and aggro-alimentary business, and an opportunity to change the food production and distribution systems. We will see what has become of the Park Slope Food Coop, now a well-rooted institution in the heart of Brooklyn: the way it functions, its hundreds of rules, the diversity and eccentricity of its members. We'll see how the culture that has been created at the coop gives its members daily visceral lessons in democracy, how this could represent a potential change in mentality for Americans faced with increasingly difficult economic times.

Details

Status
Released
Release date
November 2, 2016
Original language
English
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America, France
Cinematography
Grégory Harriot
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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