Just when we thought Swank Farm’s Darrin and Jodi Swank couldn’t get any cooler, here they are starring in a movie. A movie about them. Amateur filmmaker and farm supporter Judith Olney followed the couple around for a year and according to Jodi, filmed “our ups and downs, our struggles and parties—a little bit of everything.” And, she says, when she saw the finished film at a private showing, she was “blown away.”
The Swanks are owners of Swank Farm, purveyor of hydroponic designer veggies to high-end restaurants and CSA subscribers, but best known for their Swank Table Sunday dinners during season out at the farm, when top area chefs converge to craft sumptuous farm-to-table dinners.
Olney’s film made it into the Palm Beach International Film Festival, and will be screened this Sunday and Monday nights at the Muvico at CityPlace. The Sunday, March 29 screening is at 5:15 p.m. and the Monday, March 30 screening is at 5:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased through the International Film Festival or at the theater.
Here’s what the description of the movie says:
“After losing jobs in the post-9/11 recession, Jodi and Darrin Swank started new lives as passionate, pioneering, hydroponic farmers in Palm Beach County. Through hurricanes, near-bankruptcy, the challenges of Florida farming, and life in a trailer home with three growing children, they have emerged as major suppliers of fresh produce to area restaurants and hosts of legendary fundraising affairs—the legendary “Swank Table” events. A lesson in the rewards of giving back to the community.”
So we’ll see you there! Wonder if the popcorn will be farm to table…
