Against the stunning beauty of New Zealand's rugged Ruahine Mountains, Peter Karena and his wife Colleen raise their six children on the thin edge between freedom and disaster. As Peter hunts, trains wild horses, and struggles to instill in his kids the values of independence, courage and happiness, his escalating struggle with his own father has profound consequences on the entire Karena clan. THIS WAY OF LIFE captures the Karena's precipitous existence...

THE POLLINATORS is a cinematic journey around the United States following migratory beekeepers and their truckloads of honey bees as they pollinate the flowers that become the fruits, nuts and vegetables we all eat. The many challenges the beekeepers and their bees face en route reveal flaws to our simplified chemically dependent agriculture system. We talk to farmers, scientists, chefs and academics along the way to give a broad perspective about...

A global pursuit (with layovers in Japan, Argentina, Brazil, France, Spain, the U.S. and other countries) for the best steak in the world, STEAK (R)EVOLUTION features exclusive conversations with chefs, farmers, butchers, steakhouse owners, journalists and experts about the many variables that affect the quality of our meat. Director Franck Ribiere explains a variety of farming methods and offers a clear description of how the humane treatment of...

“How many harvests do you have in you?” is the perennial echo that reverberates across the Masumoto Family farm. CHANGING SEASON: ON THE MASUMOTO FAMILY FARM chronicles a transitional year-in-the-life of famed farmer, slow food advocate, and sansei, David “Mas” Masumoto, and his compelling relationship with daughter Nikiko, who returns to the family farm with the intention of stepping into her father’s work boots. Mas’ hopes and hesitations...

The Emmy-nominated historical documentary INVISIBLE HISTORY: MIDDLE FLORIDA'S HIDDEN ROOTS sheds light on the invisible history of plantations and the enslaved in North Florida. With visually compelling imagery, the film explores the history of a people who contributed so much to what the region is today.

Given our current practices, the planet will soon be unable to satisfy the demand for food. This is already of vital concern, but it is set to become even more pressing. What kind of solutions could help us rise to this immense challenge? A ground-breaking account of all the trends that will shape tomorrow’s food. FOOD 3.0 provides a three-part answer to this question.

THE SUPERFOOD CHAIN explores how the global industry affects food security for farmers and fishers around the world. Follow filmmaker Ann Shin as she meets families in Bolivia, Ethiopia, Philippines, and Haida Gwaii whose lives have changed since the superfood boom.

With only 60 years of farmable soil left on Earth, THE NEED TO GROW offers an intimate look into the hearts of activists and innovators in the food movement. Follow an 8-year-old girl challenges the ethics of a beloved organization - a renegade farmer struggles to keep his land as he revolutionizes resource efficient agriculture - and an accomplished visionary investor faces catastrophe in the midst of developing a game-changing technology. Narrated...

Over 2 billion people on earth eat insects for protein. THE GATEWAY BUG explores how changing daily eating habits can feed humanity in an uncertain age, one meal at a time. Winner at the American **Conservation Film Festival**. Official Selection at San Francisco **DocFest**.

NO PLACE TO GROW follows a group of Latino farmers who find themselves representing a movement to save the last green space centered within a neighborhood facing gentrification. Over time we find out what happens when migrated farming traditions intersect with the “urban growth machine.” Set in Santa Cruz, CA, a small city known for its liberal ideology, a community becomes conflicted as the fate of the garden is in jeopardy.