Dandelions
A short film by Keaton Ventura.
A Q&A with the filmmaker will follow the screening.
About the film:
Dandelions is a 12-minute film centered on the filmmaker's father, who since the 1940s has marked each spring by foraging wild dandelion greens in their hometown of Geneva, NY, and preparing them as a seasonal salad - an Italian-American ritual rooted in the Depression era that has grown increasingly rare. Last year, while home between larger projects, Keaton Ventura documented one of these expeditions. The film reflects a vanishing food tradition, the evolving relationship between father and son, and the ways memory and inheritance shape us over time.
A short film by Keaton Ventura.
A Q&A with the filmmaker will follow the screening.
About the film:
Dandelions is a 12-minute film centered on the filmmaker's father, who since the 1940s has marked each spring by foraging wild dandelion greens in their hometown of Geneva, NY, and preparing them as a seasonal salad - an Italian-American ritual rooted in the Depression era that has grown increasingly rare. Last year, while home between larger projects, Keaton Ventura documented one of these expeditions. The film reflects a vanishing food tradition, the evolving relationship between father and son, and the ways memory and inheritance shape us over time.
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Highlights
- 1 hour 30 minutes
- In person
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Location
Italian American Museum
151 Mulberry Street
New York, NY 10013
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