Farming Movies
- 2012
Land Rush
Land Rush62012HD
A partnership between the Government of Mali and an American agricultural investor may see 200-square kilometers of Malian land transformed into a...
- 1924
The Last Word in Chickens
The Last Word in Chickens71924HD
This 10-minute short documentary exploring the shifting state of the American poultry industry was preserved in 2015 from an original nitrate print....
- 1988
The Goddess and the Computer
The Goddess and the Computer01988HD
For centuries, rice farmers on the island of Bali have taken great care not to offend Dewi Danu, the water goddess who dwells in the crater lake near...
- 1939
Forgotten Victory
Forgotten Victory01939HD
This MGM John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short tells the story of Mark Carleton, a worker for the USDA who travels across the world trying to...
- 2021
The Whisper of the Leaves
The Whisper of the Leaves82021HD
A poetic and contemplative journey of harmony between different forms of life that coexist on the earth. This film is a meditation on the effect of...
- 2012
After Winter, Spring
After Winter, Spring12012HD
Family farmers in southwest France practice an ancestral way of life under threat in a world increasingly dominated by large-scale industrial...
- 1985
Shipbuilder
Shipbuilder01985HD
This film recreates the true story of Tom Sukanen, an eccentric Finnish immigrant who homesteaded in Saskatchewan in the 1920s and 1930s. Sukanen...
- 2019
Dirt Ash Meat
Dirt Ash Meat82019HD
During the 2001 foot-and-mouth outbreak, Rhian and her brother Dewi struggle to keep the Welsh hill farm they inherited from their father running. As...
- 1970
The Gentleman Farmer
The Gentleman Farmer01970HD
Struggling financially and dependant on his livestock, The Farmer must search for his lambs when they are stolen the day before the big market.
- 2024
Tea Creek
Tea Creek02024HD
Against the backdrop of colonization and the climate crisis, Jacob Beaton, a passionate Indigenous entrepreneur, has embarked on a remarkable...
- 2020
Heartland Local Food
Heartland Local Food02020HD
This film explores food sustainability, how farmers' markets build community, and why local food matters. Filmmaker Dr. Benjamin Garner is an...
- 1994
Erik and Sigvard: A year in Småland
Erik and Sigvard: A year in Småland01994HD
Brothers Erik and Sigvard live by old traditions - they grow their own food and bake their own bread. The only time they leave their family farm is...
- 1970
I'm Just A Layman in Pursuit of Justice: Black Farmers Fight Against USDA
I'm Just A Layman in Pursuit of Justice: Black Farmers Fight Against USDA01970HD
"I’m Just a Layman in Pursuit of Justice" chronicles the injustices of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, also known as ‘the last...
- 1943
Windbreaks on the Prairies
Windbreaks on the Prairies01943HD
This short film serves as a cautionary tale to farmers who recklessly cut down trees on their land. When prairie farmers engaged in this practice to...
- 2013
Farmers and Aliens
Farmers and Aliens02013HD
Illegal aliens, a small rural community. Wisconsin?
- 1986
Fragile Harvest
Fragile Harvest01986HD
How safe is the future of the world’s food? This documentary explores a growing crisis in world agriculture. Plant breeding has created...
- 2017
Asli Punjab
Asli Punjab02017HD
The farmers of Punjab face problems due to the lack of agricultural facilities whereas the youth face their own personal issues when it comes to...
- 2001
The Agro Rebel: Permaculture in the Salzburg Alps
The Agro Rebel: Permaculture in the Salzburg Alps02001HD
Sepp Holzer explains some of the innovative, labour-saving agricultural techniques he applies at his farm in the Eastern Alps of Salzburg, Austria.
- 2015
Seeding Fear
Seeding Fear02015HD
Since Monsanto began selling their patented 'Roundup Ready' genetically modified (GM) seeds they have sued hundreds of farmers for patent...
- 1970
Red Wheat
Red Wheat6.21970HD
An ex-partisan and current political activist sets out to Styria region in Slovenia to buy out the wheat from peasants and convince them to form the...