GULLAH GONE: PRESERVING THE LAND, WATER AND CULTURE OF THE SEA ISLANDS
St. Helena Island is a rare gem on the South Carolina coastline. African Americans have farmed and fished here for centuries: first as plantation slaves, then as freedmen owning small […]
Mossville
There once was a town called Mossville; a community rich in natural resources and history, founded by former slaves and free people of color, where neighbors took care of one […]
Swine Country: A Community Polluted Fighting For Change
Over the last 40 years, the hog and poultry industries of eastern North Carolina have grown tremendously, but at what cost? While the industry makes record profits, all of the […]
Staring Down Fate
Diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Chris Lucash searches for meaning while the endangered species he dedicated himself to saving faces another potential extinction. Staring Down Fate is about 7.4 […]
Benevolence
After the stress of prison life, six women find themselves nurtured and supported in a calm, agricultural sanctuary when they move to Benevolence Farm, a transitional house on a working […]
BETWEEN THE RIVERS: THE HISTORY OF THE LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES
More than 50 years after their family farms were forcibly taken to create the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, former residents are protesting the government’s current use of […]
FARMSTEADERS
Nick Nolan is an Appalachian prodigal son working against the odds to resurrect the family farm. Nick, his wife Celeste, and their young family are fighting to keep this homeland […]
A WEAVERLY PATH: THE TAPESTRY LIFE OF SILVIA HEYDEN
To me weaverly is totally tactile, between my hands and my eyes and my feelings – Silvia Heyden A WEAVERLY PATH offers an intimate, visually stunning portrait of Swiss-born tapestry […]
Overburden
Overburden is the story of a fiery, pro-coal right-winger and a tenacious, environmentalist grandmother as they take on the most dangerous coal company in America. These two lives intertwine as […]
RODENTS OF UNUSUAL SIZE
The fragile wetlands of Louisiana are under relentless attack by legions of 20-pound semi-aquatic invasive rodents known as nutria, which have greatly accelerated coastal erosion and made the bayou much […]
