STAR TRIBUNE — Lois Vossen’s journey to become one of the most powerful gatekeepers in the documentary film world includes stints at the Loft and Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis and the Sundance Film Festival. But the most intriguing stop may be the summer she spent in Cold Spring, Minn., yanking feathers off carcasses in a chicken production plant.
Vossen, who grew up on a dairy farm in nearby Watkins, Minn., wasn’t looking to become a Gold’n Plump lifer. The plan was to save enough money after graduating from high school to travel the world. College could wait. Then she started plucking.
