We are making a docu-series about the hands that feed our communities!!
Welcome to Fouràco Collective!!
This series is an effort to shed a light on those sustaining us, the "to" in farm-to- table.
We all rely on the food we eat and yet, there is a disconnect between most of us and those that grow our food.
Any form of contributions is immensely appreciated!!
Stay Tuned For Upcoming Screenings and Blog Post...
The hands that supply our food system; agriculture the root of all culture.
“America doesn’t care about the hands that feed them” is small farmer Phil’s response to two
servers’ initial proposal to be featured in their farm-to-table documentary. Upon meeting Phil,
California’s immigration raids escalate, as does the threat of farm closures. Concern in the
servers’ own restaurant about the safety of coworkers cumulates. Phil, who originally voted for
Trump out of frustration with blue policies and ideologies that hurt small farmers, is faced with
the reality of his entire staff being undocumented.
Underrepresented communities given a platform to give their testimonies.
“Hands!” punctuate the soundscape of any restaurant: on loop, the chef announces that a dish is
prepped, plated, garnished, and ready for dining. Working at a restaurant premised on farm-to-
table, two servers realize that hands are more than the auditory heartbeat of a day’s service: they
are the connective tissue of our broader food system. From farmers to farm workers, market
vendors to prep cooks, line cooks to runners, servers to dishwashers, and finally to diners, hands in
motion are the relational glue passing produce from soil to plate. Tomato Skin is the servers’ question to
the system: if we pay attention to one ingredient, from harvest to service, can we begin to see — and
encounter — every set of hands that touch it, that care for it?
About Us
Originating in Los Angeles in 2025 –though currently scattered between Southern California, New York City, and Marseille–, Fouràco Collective is a group of four (as it stands) creatives melding their respective artistic disciplines into a single film focused medium. The name reflects the ethos of the quartet’s approach to their collaborative work: fouràco = fourage-à-collage = forage-to-collage = to wander with hopes of finding in the real world / “wilderness”, and, in turn, weave together narrative(s) onto a cinematic canvas.
If we pay attention to corners of our world – in the form of people and places – that most often do not get tended to via big screen framing, what possibilities of insight do they hold in these times of abundant uncertainty and informational nausea?
Though mushroom picking is not the explicit subject of foraging interest, the spirit of Fouràco can be paralleled in the writing of anthropologist Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing in her book, The Mushroom At the End of the World:
“We are stuck with the problem of living despite economic and ecological ruination. Neither tales of progress nor of ruin tell us how to think about collaborative survival. It is time to pay attention to mushroom picking. Not that this will save us—but it might open our imaginations.”
- Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing
The Team of Fouràco
Caroline, Director
Based between Los Angeles and Marseille, Caroline Levin is a filmmaker, writer, and independent researcher whose work moves across the intersections of art, anthropology, and political life. Holding a Dual BA from Sciences Po and University of California, Berkeley, she works through collaborative and ethnographic approaches spanning film, writing, and exhibition-based research.
After graduating, she spent two years in Hanoi working as a writer, journalist, and art researcher, documenting the city’s alternative and transgressive art spaces and the social worlds surrounding them.
Her first directed documentary, Tomato Skin — developed through Fouràco Collective — explored the hands who feed, and are fed by, farm-to-table culture in Southern California, tracing the contradictions and invisible labor embedded within contemporary food systems.
She is currently based in Marseille, where she is spearheading research for Fouràco’s ongoing documentary series focused on urban gardens, agricultural outskirts, migrant labor, and the overlooked infrastructures that sustain everyday life across the region.
Malik,
Production & Post
A Post Production specialist at heart, Malik Miller has broadened his specialities and experience with his collaborations in the Fouraco Collective. Working as Producer, Director of Photography, and Post Production Supervisor there's never a frame he misses. His study in Post Production processes at California State University Long Beach, made half the battle a little easier.
His experience spans projects of feature length, interview series, shorts, documentary, and Enterprise-level promotional content, including our very own Tomato Skin, our first feature length, independent documentary.
He works simultaneously with Fouraco Collective, and works as a freelance Sound Editor in the Los Angeles/Bay Area, as the team gears up to take production to Marseille for our upcoming project.
Ansley,
Digital Artist
Coming soon....
Dalton,
Composer
Dalton Mumphrey is a Los Angeles-based musician, composer, and creative whose sound bridges the roots of jazz with the pulse of modern soul and groove. Known for his dynamic tone and imaginative compositions, Mumphrey brings a forward-thinking energy to every performance—whether leading his own projects or collaborating with some of today’s most creative voices. Drawing inspiration from visionaries like Herbie Hancock to Fela Kuti, his music blends improvisation with cultural storytelling, creating a sound that feels both timeless and contemporary.
Born in Carson, California and raised in Murrieta, Mumphrey studied Global Jazz Studies and Music Industry at UCLA, where he refined his artistry under mentors such as Arturo O’Farrill, Mark Turner, and Terence Blanchard. His commitment to education continues through his work with The Harmony Project, helping nurture the next generation of young musicians.
Mumphrey is a rising voice in Los Angeles' contemporary jazz scene, performing regularly with the Don Brown Collective at celebrated venues throughout the city, including upcoming appearances at Blue Note, alongside regional touring dates. He also maintains weekly residencies at LULU Restaurant LA and Wolfsglen, where his performances continue to shape an evolving sound that bridges tradition and innovation. As he prepares a new body of original music for release, Mumphrey is emerging as one of a new generation of artists carving a distinct space within the next wave of Los Angeles artist.
