Walker Film Production

Portland, Maine

Walker is a family name.

It’s also a credo. Following passion is what got us where we are today. We've told a lot of stories. Made a lot of images. Helped a lot of people.

We believe in more than delivering content. Content for its own sake is easy. What counts in our shop is clarity of process. Consistency. Invention. Focus.

Bob Dylan said he who’s not busy being born is busy dying.

At Walker, our business is being born.

Local Sprouts

March 05, 2016  /  Patrick Walker Russell

Imagine a restaurant where every single ingredient comes from a local source and every worker is also a part owner.  That restaurant exists in Portland Maine and it’s called Local Sprouts Cooperative.

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What they’re doing may sound impossible – or at the very least, incredibly difficult.  How can 18 people make business decisions democratically?  Is it even possible to source local lettuce during a brutal Maine winter?

I produced a short film to answer these questions and more.  After receiving a grant from the Maine Arts Commission – and working on this two year collaboration with Skylar Kelly and Seth Dussault – the film is done!

© 2016 Patrick Walker Russell