Farming While Black
Schedule
Fri Oct 25 2024 at 01:15 pm to 02:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Marcus West End Cinema | St. Louis Park, MN
About this Event
FARMING WHILE BLACK
Friday, October 25th at 1:15pm
Synopsis: Farming While Black is a feature-length documentary film which examines the historical plight of Black farmers in the United States and the rising generation reclaiming their rightful ownership to land and reconnecting with their ancestral roots.
As the co-founder of Soul Fire Farm in upstate New York, Leah Penniman finds strength in the deep historical knowledge of African agrarianism – agricultural practices that can heal people and the planet. Influenced and inspired by Karen Washington, a pioneer in urban community gardens in New York City, and fellow farmer and organizer Blain Snipstal, Leah galvanizes around farming as the basis of revolutionary justice.
In 1910, Black farmers owned 14 percent of all American farmland. Over the intervening decades, that number fell below two percent, the result of racism, discrimination, and dispossession. The film chronicles Penniman and two other Black farmers’ efforts to reclaim their agricultural heritage. Collectively, their work has a major impact, as each is a leader in sustainable agriculture and food justice movements.
Minnesota Premiere
Director
Mark Decena
Rating:
NR
75 mins
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Presenting Sponsor: Stearns Bank
Presenting Documentary Film Sponsor: Raymond J. Christensen Foundation
Black On Screen Sponsor: Comcast
PLEASE NOTE: SEATS NOT GUARANTEED! A ticket reservation does NOT guarantee a seat to the screening! Seats are on a first come, first serve basis. Ticket reservation list will be set to overfill the theater. Tickets will be handed out on a first come, first served basis to ANYONE waiting in the Will Call line until they are gone.
https://vimeo.com/882694052
Where is it happening?
Marcus West End Cinema, 1625 West End Boulevard, St. Louis Park, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays: