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A beautiful film: http://soskentilevigtid.no/home/ [vimeo http://vimeo.com/73042105] "Siblings are Forever" is a warm and poetic documentary about a brother-and-sister couple, Magnar and Oddny. Both are about 70 years old. They live on the family farm at Kleiva in Naustdal, a few miles from Førde in Sogn & Fjordane county. The siblings run the farm in about the […]

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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vVR5Pdufqs] A series of six videos about farming grains and healthy soils: http://www.youtube.com/user/BluebirdGrainFarms/videos

The Right to Food. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74n5I0h4kUQ]

another important film. [vimeo http://vimeo.com/15693148] TASTE THE WASTE A film by Valentin Thurn Why do we throw away so much food? And how can we stop this kind of waste? Amazing but true: On the way from the farm to the dining-room table, more than half the food lands on the dump. Most of it […]

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I have been pursuing self education in technology criticism here is a good one "[People] somehow assume that the Internet is going to be the catalyst of change that will push young people into the streets, while in fact it may actually be the new opium for the masses which will keep the same people […]

Another nice video: http://foodmyths.org/ [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWOcP-bXuO8]

"Man of Aran" Man of Aran (1934) is a fictional documentary (docufiction) by Robert J. Flaherty about life on the Aran Islands off the western coast of Ireland. It portrays characters living in premodern conditions, documenting their daily routines such as fishing off high cliffs, farming potatoes where there is little soil, and hunting for […]

Food Chains explores the exploitation of farm workers in the agriculture industry in the United States, the complicity of government and corporations in perpetuating human rights abuses, and the role consumers can play in ending some of the most egregious human rights violations within our borders. Food Chain is a fact-based essay form documentary, aiming […]

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If you saw the films Queen of the Sun, or Farmer John, you know the power of great visual story telling and that sweet ironic funny loving touch that Jon and Taggart bring to their films. Now they have turned their perceptive attention to seeds and you can be part of making this happen. SEED: […]

12 Years a Slave [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUQNjfhlREk]  

All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace is a 2011 BBC documentary series by filmmaker Adam Curtis. The series argues that computers have failed to liberate humanity and instead have "distorted and simplified our view of the world around us". The title is taken from the 1967 poem of the same name by Richard Brautigan. The first of three episodes aired in May 2011 on BBC2. […]

[vimeo http://vimeo.com/62921614] Audio Portrait: Heidi Redd, Dugout Ranch; Stakeholder Group: Working Landscapes perspective

The Real Food Media Contest is seeking short and powerful films--from 30 seconds to four minutes--on food, farming, and sustainability. Contest judges include Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Robert Kenner (Food Inc.), The Food Network's Padma Lakshmi, Keri Putnam from the Sundance Institute, and Johanna Blakley from University of Southern California, and more. The Contest is a […]

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A worthy indiegogo campaign. Small Farm Videos: Learn How Successful Small Farms Produce Good Food [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1a9hzgjJ2U&w=640&h=360] For the past 7 years the Northeast Beginning Farmer Project has helped thousands of new and aspiring farmers get started, by providing trainings and connections to the resources they need to develop strong farm businesses.

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If you're Salatin fans like we are, this will be right up your alley: [vimeo http://vimeo.com/76483042] We are an Australian family, who for over 20 years have worked with farmers all over the world helping them to regenerate their farms, communities and most importantly soils.   We are in America for a 2 month workshop […]

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[vimeo=https://vimeo.com/74515269] The Last Crop is a CALL TO ACTION that addresses timely issues that are confronting our nation's farmers – see The New York Times Op-Ed piece, “Keep Farmland for Farmers”. The film follows Jeff and Annie Main of Good Humus Produce located in Capay, California. Their struggle to ensure their family farm’s future in […]

GLEASON RANCH: Risking Everything A Fundraising Campaign to Finish the Documentary Film! In the face of great loss, two sisters struggle to hold onto their 150-year-old, 5th-generation family ranch. And while the ranch—their home—becomes more difficult to maintain, so does their relationship. Harnessing moments of celebration, sadness, tragedy, and joy, Gleason Ranch becomes a powerful […]

[vimeo http://vimeo.com/77101658] SAIL FREIGHT INFORMATION: http://www.goodeggs.com/vsfp http://vermontsailfreightproject.wordpress.com http://bit.ly/13M4AXI - wholesale sheet

[vimeo http://vimeo.com/73310470] Watch this trailer for a powerful new documentary about how supposedly well-meaning Dutch and Swedish investments can result in land grabbing and human rights abuses in one small community in Mozambique. In the northern province of Niassa, Mozambique, one company, Chikweti, set up with investments by Swedish and Norwegian churches and the Dutch […]

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awesome film!  [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nIV22Eqw04] Wisconsin Rising tells the story of how Wisconsin became a testing ground for the nation in 2011. It was the canary in the coal mine as big money and power waited to see how far they could push people’s rights, in a political environment where corporations have greater and greater clout and […]

A funny and timely film about intellectual property rights and bullying! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_8UHX8FRGY] A Defiant Dude

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tonight! Advance Film Screening: Growing Cities (7:30-10pm) Filene Hall at Skidmore College  815 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY (This is Skidmore College's official address. Filene Hall is pinpointed in the Google Map link.) Farm Aid and Skidmore College present Growing Cities, a new documentary about urban farming. Join us for an advanced screening (doors at 7:30pm, film at 8pm), followed by a […]

Be it tractor or truck. A film about text accidents by werner hertzog. From One Second to the Next [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BqFkRwdFZ0]

They're still seeking some funding. Check out the indiegogo campaign Hudson Rising: Stories of Revival from the Hudson Valley We're trying to complete our movie about the Hudson Valley - and we need your help to do it! After three years, production of Hudson Rising is nearly complete and the premiere is scheduled for October 26th 2013! Hudson Rising is […]