FRIENDS NOT FOOD: THE PILOT
An eco-friendly city slicker tired of… people, uproots to helm a ramshackle farm sanctuary in the hinterlands, where she finds an off-kilter crew of… people, to preside over on the daily.
THE STORY? Once Upon A FaceTime...
Rachel, one crazy client away from starring in a one-woman chaos cabaret, receives an unexpected, unorthodox offer to give up the glamor of her big city cubicle to go feed pigs and scoop poop at a faltering farm sanctuary in rural Florida.
Indubitably she accepts, and upon her arrival encounters one kooky creature after another. And then there are the animals. Upon learning the sanctuary is running on financial fumes, she channels her city savvy to show the chaos who the real boss is. Then she goes back to scooping poop.
And so begins a new life amidst a cast of characters that almost seems made up.
THE TRAILER
A MESSAGE FROM FELICIA…
I developed the sitcom Friends Not Food to be a joy-sparking, farcical comedy that subtly nudges viewers towards a more compassionate world.
In a time when veganism is often just the punchline of a joke, I decided to lean in and put those jokes to work for us. Instead of bombarding folks with the grim reality of factory farming—where over 10 billion animals suffer miserably each year in the U.S. for our consumption—and Animal Ag’s generous contribution to climate devastation, I’m inviting viewers into a world of endearingly unconventional cast members. These characters will make them laugh, love, and learn just a bit about the sentience, intelligence, and humor of these uproarious rescued residents.
This, in turn, will encourage veganism, drastically reduce animal agriculture, conserve precious resources for humans, directly decelerate climate change and, ultimately, help save the world.