JoDee Samuelson is an independent Canadian producer of many talents living in Charlottetown and working in animation and live action film. Born in Saskatchewan, the daughter of a church minister, she was raised in Alberta. She became a hippie and headed with her boyfriend to Toronto, where she spent time hanging around Rochdale College. The couple came to Prince Edward Island in 1971, looking to sell beads to tourists. She and her boyfriend made their mark when they opened the city's first health food store, the Root Cellar, which quickly became a central point in the Island's burgeoning back-to-the-land community. She's also an accomplished musician, singer, artist, teacher and an award-winning animator, now living in Canoe Cove.