Feast or Famine

Screened at FCFF 2021

Film Synopsis

Mike King presents “Feast or Famine”. A film that connects passion with purpose, as I’ve discovered the importance of protecting the places I love while chasing powder and big lines through British Colombia & the Pacific Northwest. Each summer I bring it back home for harvest on the farm in the Great Lakes.

This film is just a taste of my complex existence; a way to share my gratitude and concern for the places that feed my soul and my stomach. I’m no expert, but I believe some is better than none, and we need all action for change. I’m a wild and carefree diesel driving activist, and this is my story.

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