FRIENDS NOT FOOD: THE PILOT

ONCE UPON A FACETIME...

Rachel, an NYC PR exec just two cats away from becoming a cautionary meme, inherits a barely functioning farm sanctuary in rural Florida thanks to her half-brother's catastrophic poker face. Her plan is simple: get the place stable, hand it back, and return to civilization before her phone starts autocorrecting "brand strategy" to "barn strategy."

She arrives to find the sanctuary is a fever dream in overalls, held together by optimism, duct tape, mystical staff, and Brad, a rooster with impulse control issues. When Rachel tries to raise visibility with a small local TV spot, a derailed celebrity booking sends the sanctuary viral overnight.

Now the woman who once branded oat milk is suddenly milking meaning for the misfits, the mission, and, inconveniently, herself.

 
 
 

THE TRAILER

BEHIND THE SCENES

 
 

A MESSAGE FROM FELICIA…

I developed the sitcom Friends Not Food to be a joy-sparking, farcical comedy that subtly nudges viewers towards a more compassionate world. 

In a time when veganism is often just the punchline of a joke, I decided to lean in and put those jokes to work for us. Instead of bombarding folks with the grim reality of factory farming—where over 10 billion animals suffer miserably each year in the U.S. for our consumption—and Animal Ag’s generous contribution to climate devastation, I’m inviting viewers into a world of endearingly unconventional cast members. These characters will make them laugh, love, and learn just a bit about the sentience, intelligence, and humor of these uproarious rescued residents.

This, in turn, will encourage veganism, drastically reduce animal agriculture, conserve precious resources for humans, directly decelerate climate change and, ultimately, help save the world.