Farming Movies

  • 2012
    Land Rush

    Land Rush

    Land Rush

    62012HD

    A partnership between the Government of Mali and an American agricultural investor may see 200-square kilometers of Malian land transformed into a...

    Land Rush
  • 1924
    The Last Word in Chickens

    The Last Word in Chickens

    The Last Word in Chickens

    71924HD

    This 10-minute short documentary exploring the shifting state of the American poultry industry was preserved in 2015 from an original nitrate print....

    The Last Word in Chickens
  • 1988
    The Goddess and the Computer

    The Goddess and the Computer

    The Goddess and the Computer

    01988HD

    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...

    The Goddess and the Computer
  • 1939
    Forgotten Victory

    Forgotten Victory

    Forgotten Victory

    01939HD

    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...

    Forgotten Victory
  • 2021
    The Whisper of the Leaves

    The Whisper of the Leaves

    The Whisper of the Leaves

    82021HD

    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...

    The Whisper of the Leaves
  • 2012
    After Winter, Spring

    After Winter, Spring

    After Winter, Spring

    12012HD

    Family farmers in southwest France practice an ancestral way of life under threat in a world increasingly dominated by large-scale industrial...

    After Winter, Spring
  • 1985
    Shipbuilder

    Shipbuilder

    Shipbuilder

    01985HD

    This film recreates the true story of Tom Sukanen, an eccentric Finnish immigrant who homesteaded in Saskatchewan in the 1920s and 1930s. Sukanen...

    Shipbuilder
  • 2019
    Dirt Ash Meat

    Dirt Ash Meat

    Dirt Ash Meat

    82019HD

    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...

    Dirt Ash Meat
  • 1970
    The Gentleman Farmer

    The Gentleman Farmer

    The Gentleman Farmer

    01970HD

    Struggling financially and dependant on his livestock, The Farmer must search for his lambs when they are stolen the day before the big market.

    The Gentleman Farmer
  • 2024
    Tea Creek

    Tea Creek

    Tea Creek

    02024HD

    Against the backdrop of colonization and the climate crisis, Jacob Beaton, a passionate Indigenous entrepreneur, has embarked on a remarkable...

    Tea Creek
  • 2020
    Heartland Local Food

    Heartland Local Food

    Heartland Local Food

    02020HD

    This film explores food sustainability, how farmers' markets build community, and why local food matters. Filmmaker Dr. Benjamin Garner is an...

    Heartland Local Food
  • 1994
    Erik and Sigvard: A year in Småland

    Erik and Sigvard: A year in Småland

    Erik and Sigvard: A year in Småland

    01994HD

    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...

    Erik and Sigvard: A year in Småland
  • 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 USDA

    I'm Just A Layman in Pursuit of Justice: Black Farmers Fight Against USDA

    01970HD

    "I’m Just a Layman in Pursuit of Justice" chronicles the injustices of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, also known as ‘the last...

    I'm Just A Layman in Pursuit of Justice: Black Farmers Fight Against USDA
  • 1943
    Windbreaks on the Prairies

    Windbreaks on the Prairies

    Windbreaks on the Prairies

    01943HD

    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...

    Windbreaks on the Prairies
  • 2013
    Farmers and Aliens

    Farmers and Aliens

    Farmers and Aliens

    02013HD

    Illegal aliens, a small rural community. Wisconsin?

    Farmers and Aliens
  • 1986
    Fragile Harvest

    Fragile Harvest

    Fragile Harvest

    01986HD

    How safe is the future of the world’s food? This documentary explores a growing crisis in world agriculture. Plant breeding has created...

    Fragile Harvest
  • 2017
    Asli Punjab

    Asli Punjab

    Asli Punjab

    02017HD

    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...

    Asli Punjab
  • 2001
    The Agro Rebel: Permaculture in the Salzburg Alps

    The Agro Rebel: Permaculture in the Salzburg Alps

    The Agro Rebel: Permaculture in the Salzburg Alps

    02001HD

    Sepp Holzer explains some of the innovative, labour-saving agricultural techniques he applies at his farm in the Eastern Alps of Salzburg, Austria.

    The Agro Rebel: Permaculture in the Salzburg Alps
  • 2015
    Seeding Fear

    Seeding Fear

    Seeding Fear

    02015HD

    Since Monsanto began selling their patented 'Roundup Ready' genetically modified (GM) seeds they have sued hundreds of farmers for patent...

    Seeding Fear
  • 1970
    Red Wheat

    Red Wheat

    Red Wheat

    6.21970HD

    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...

    Red Wheat