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An exploration of Black generational farmers in the American South reveals the fragility of legacy and the significance of owning land.
Interweaving the stories of three Black generational farmers to create a collective and intimate portrait of farming today, Seeds is a moving and powerful exploration of their lives, joys and struggles.
With remarkable intimacy, the film documents their everyday lives – cotton harvesting, chasing cows, dealing with broken machinery, and financial precarities. The camera relishes simple moments – conversations through car windows, candy from grandma’s purse – as it captures moments of warmth, joy, and fulfillment, turning them into striking vignettes that honor the families’ connection to the land and each other.
The screening on Saturday the 22nd of November was followed by a Q&A with editor Malika Zouhali-Worrall. Hosted by co-director of DocSociety, Shanida Scotland.