William Appelman

Food Co-op
Artistic Discipline: Film/Video
Category: Brooklyn Arts Fund
Grant Year: 2020
Location: Kensington
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In the nine years that William Appelman has been working, shopping, and contributing to The Park Slope Food Co-op, he’s realized how unique, bizarre and essential The Co-op is to his life.

As a filmmaker, comedian, and actor, he intends for “Food Co-op” to be a venue to share stories that will make people think, laugh and that will highlight the broad human diversity that is Brooklyn, New York.

“Food Co-op” is an episodic comedy series for web and television that focuses on a local Food Co-op and people who are part of it. Executed by director, producer, co-writer, and editor Appelman, the series features local NYC actors and crew members. The piece will benefit Windsor Terrace locals and The Windsor Terrace Food Co-op by bringing attention to and being a positive representation of the community and The Co-op: a unique, diverse, democratic and socially responsible phenomena.

Appelman aims to spotlight his little corner of Brooklyn and he hopes it’s funny, refreshing, and enlightening.