BLOODROOT

NYC PREMIERE In the 1970s, Noel and Selma are deeply unsatisfied in their marriages and unfulfilled by the prescribed roles of wife and mother. Drawn to the women’s movement and each other, they leave  their husbands and, sharing a passion for cooking, together open Bloodroot, a vegetarian restaurant and bookstore. Pointedly blending archival footage with clips from The Stepford Wives, director Doug Tirola simultaneously charts the evolution of Bloodroot and changes in culture over the past 50 years in this charming profile.

Co-presented by NYWIFT