Viewing: October 23,2024
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Director: Mark Decena
Cast: Leah Penniman, Blain Snipstal, Karen Washington
At the turn of the 20th century in America, the proportion of Black-owned farms was roughly 1-in-7. Today, however, that number has fallen precipitously to about 1-in-50. In 2018, author Leah Penniman, an educator, food-sovereignty activist, and co-founder of the Soul Fire Farm, penned a book called Farming While Black that examines this trend and reflects on the plight of Black farmers in the US. Through her efforts to educate, her activism, and now through this documentary from filmmaker Mark Decena (Dopamine, Watershed), Leah and others seek to inspire a new generation of Black farmers with a deeper understanding of the legacy of African agrarianism — and how this legacy may hold the key to saving the planet.
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