The food deserts of Memphis: inside America's hunger capital

Role: Producer

In the 'food deserts' of Memphis, Tennessee, dominated by fast food outlets and convenience stores, locals lack what seems a basic human right in the richer half of the city: a supermarket. With a big gap in life expectancy, are these Americans doomed to die younger than their neighbours – or can they fight for their right to nutrition?

I filmed this on location in Memphis with shooting director, Tom Silverstone and local fixers Cole Bradley and Kristin Jones.

This was part of a 5-episode original documentary series that I developed and produced for The Guardian, called Divided Cities.

This episode had its premiere at Rotterdam and has reached over 770k total views.