The Apple Pushers

Five Immigrant Street Vendors Bring Fresh Fruit to New York City

Narrated by Academy Award nominee Edward Norton, THE APPLE PUSHERS follows immigrant street vendors who are rolling fresh fruits and vegetables into the neighborhoods in New York where finding a fresh red ripe apple can be a serious challengs.

Through the lens of their powerful and deeply personal stories, the film examines such hot-button issues as food access, the obesity crisis, immigration, entrepreneurship, and what it really takes to achieve the American Dream.

"..[A] fascinating and engaging film." - David Bornstein, The New York Times

"...A triumph". - Henry Louis Gates Jr., Director, W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research