GIVE AND TAKE
Film poster for "Give and Take" with red food bank fridge covered in snow.
GIVE AND TAKE
Film poster for "Give and Take" with red food bank fridge covered in snow.
An inside look at the community fridge movement in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic

GIVE AND TAKE

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Social Justice • Mutual Aid • New York City • COVID-19 Pandemic • Public Health • Food Justice • Food Rescue • Food Waste • Food Security • Immigrant Communities

Date of Completion: 2021 | Run Time: 11 minutes​​ | Language: English and Spanish with English subtitles | Captions: No | Director: Gareth Smit | Producer: Justin Levy | Composer: Andrew Orkin

After seven of their drivers died from COVID-19, a car service in Queens, NY started hosting a community fridge on the sidewalk outside their offices. A small business started by immigrants, Fenix XL now serves a largely immigrant community with 24hr access to free food. Fanny, who lost her cleaning job when schools were closed, now relies on this fridge to survive. The first community fridge in NYC started outside a Bed Stuy apartment in February 2020; there are now over 100 across the city, inspiring a movement around the world.

Educational Media Reviews Online | Reviewed by Kathleen H. Flynn, Science Librarian, University at Albany
"[T]his film is a timely example of the community fridge movement [...] it is highly recommended for courses in public health, sustainability, or public policy."

Video Librarian | J. Zimmerman
★★★★☆
"Give and Take is an excellent choice for high school and college-level courses seeking media to teach about the Covid-19 pandemic and economic disparity in the Big Apple or across America [...] Librarians looking to add short-form documentaries to their collection should consider Give and Take highly. Highly Recommended."

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