KCU Pitchfest Showcase 2023 (Top 50)

Flour Power: First Rise

Milly faithfully makes bread at her aunt’s bakery, but the loaves are bland and the family biz is sinking fast. When Milly notices a strange jar of bubbling goop on the counter, she takes a chance with the old-school breadmaking ingredient. To Milly's horror, the sourdough batch balloons into a giant doughship, sucks both her and her cat, and floats them into the night sky. Demeter, the goddess of grain who pilots the ship, sends Milly on a mission to find a long lost family recipe. Milly time travels to kitchens through history, but the formulas for bread just keep getting worse. Will Milly ever find the long lost recipe to save her family's bakery?

My Why:

During the pandemic, I tackled sourdough breadmaking and also delved into bread history. By then I'd made educational comics about the beginnings of baguettes, crèpes and poutine, but I was hungrier, so to speak, for a bigger project. I’m drawn to social histories that celebrate everyday lives, especially those of women and girls who, despite the odds, find the courage to stand up for themselves in unlikely places.