Women are trailblazing efforts in the UK and US to improve sustainability on film and TV sets, from donating catering and rehoming props to reducing emissionsIt’s two days before Thanksgiving and Hillary Cohen and Samantha Luu are trying to figure out how they’re going to cook 120 turkeys with limited oven space in their food warehouse in downtown LA. “We’re going to have to do a bit of spatchcocking. It’s not very showbiz,” Cohen says.It’s the busiest time of year for Cohen and Luu, assistant directors who founded not-for-profit organisation <a href="https://www.youreverydayaction.org/">Every Day Action</a> during the Covid pandemic. Designed to help <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/20/homeless-unhoused-houseless-term-history">unhoused people</a> and those facing food insecurity across the city, the idea was born when Cohen noticed the amount of food waste on film and TV sets, and looked into redistributing it to those in need. “I remember asking, ‘Why can’t we donate this food?’ I kept being told it was illegal and that people could sue us if they got sick.” It didn’t take Luu, who grew up working in a soup kitchen her father founded, long to establish this was not the case. “In the US, there’s the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Act that’s been around since 1996,” she says. “It protects food donors from liability issues.” <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/dec/12/film-industry-sustainability-women">Continue reading...</a>

هيلاري كوهين وسامانثا لو، مساعدتا مخرج ومؤسستا منظمة Every Day Action غير الربحية، تستعدان لطهي 120 ديك رومي لعيد الشكر في وسط لوس أنجلوس، مما يبرز جهودهما للحد من هدر الطعام في مواقع التصوير السينمائي والتلفزيوني من خلال إعادة توزيع الطعام على المحتاجين. وُلدت هذه المبادرة خلال جائحة كوفيد، وتهدف إلى دعم الأشخاص المشردين ومكافحة انعدام الأمن الغذائي في المدينة.

Hillary Cohen y Samantha Luu, directoras de producción y fundadoras de la organización sin fines de lucro Every Day Action, se están preparando para cocinar 120 pavos para el Día de Acción de Gracias en el centro de Los Ángeles, destacando sus esfuerzos por reducir el desperdicio de alimentos en los sets de cine y televisión redistribuyendo la comida a quienes la necesitan. La iniciativa, nacida durante la pandemia de Covid, tiene como objetivo apoyar a las personas sin hogar y combatir la inseguridad alimentaria en la ciudad.

Hillary Cohen et Samantha Luu, directrices de production et fondatrices de l'organisation à but non lucratif Every Day Action, se préparent à cuisiner 120 dindes pour Thanksgiving à Los Angeles, mettant en lumière leurs efforts pour réduire le gaspillage alimentaire sur les plateaux de tournage en redistribuant la nourriture aux personnes dans le besoin. L'initiative, née pendant la pandémie de Covid, vise à soutenir les personnes sans abri et à lutter contre l'insécurité alimentaire dans la ville.

Hillary Cohen and Samantha Luu, assistant directors and founders of the non-profit organization Every Day Action, are preparing to cook 120 turkeys for Thanksgiving in downtown LA, highlighting their efforts to reduce food waste from film and TV sets by redistributing it to those in need. The initiative, born during the Covid pandemic, aims to support unhoused individuals and combat food insecurity in the city.

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