Food, Farming, and Gardening Documentaries
A wonderful list of mostly inspirational documentary movies about the politics around food, farming and gardening. A lot of the films were taken from the South Yuba Citizen's League Wild and Scenic Film Festival that occurs every January.
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- DirectorTaggart SiegelStarsJohn PetersonAnna NielsenJohn EdwardsThe epic tale of a maverick Midwestern farmer. Castigated as a pariah in his community, Farmer John bravely transforms his farm amidst a failing economy, vicious rumors, and arson. He succeeds in creating a bastion of free expression and a revolutionary form of agriculture in rural America.
- DirectorLee FulkersonStarsLee FulkersonMatthew LedermanAlona PuldeExamines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting our present menu of animal-based and processed foods.
- DirectorKip AndersenKeegan KuhnStarsBruce HamiltonKip AndersenAl GoreFollow the shocking, yet humorous, journey of an aspiring environmentalist, as he daringly seeks to find the real solution to the most pressing environmental issues and true path to sustainability.
- DirectorPaul David Kennamer Jr.StarsSuzy AmisNeal BarnardJames CameronHow and why what we eat is the cause of the chronic diseases that are killing us, and changing what we eat can save our lives one bite at a time.
- DirectorJames ColquhounLaurentine Ten BoschCarlo LedesmaStarsMike AdamsNick BoltonJames CaitlinExposes shocking secrets the diet, weight loss and food industries don't want you to know about deceptive strategies designed to keep you coming back for more. Find out what's keeping you from having the body and health you deserve.
- DirectorShaun MonsonStarsJoaquin PhoenixUsing hidden cameras and never-before-seen footage, Earthlings chronicles the day-to-day practices of the largest industries in the world, all of which rely entirely on animals for profit.
- DirectorMark DevriesStarsSteven BestRichard DawkinsGary FrancioneA young man begins investigating the underworld of "factory farming" and soon discovers a growing political and intellectual movement that considers animals as important as humans.
- DirectorStephanie SoechtigStarsMichele SimonKatie CouricBill ClintonAn examination of America's obesity epidemic and the food industry's role in aggravating it.
- DirectorNelson CampbellStarsNeal BarnardNelson CampbellT. Colin CampbellThe documentary film PlantPure Nation tells the story of three people on a quest to spread the message of one of the most important health breakthroughs of all time.
- DirectorDamon GameauStarsDamon GameauHugh JackmanMilla BakaitisDamon Gameau embarks on an experiment to document the effects of a high sugar diet on a healthy body.
- DirectorNina MessingerStarsJoachim KerzelMarc BekoffMonica BielensteinA life-changing documentary uncovering and revealing the effects of our typical Western diet on our health, the environment and animals. The film has a clear message: By changing our eating habits, we can change the world.
- DirectorKlaus MitchellStarsSuzy AmisDavid AttenboroughShaun BakerCovers the ever growing vegan movement and how it's best for the animals, human health, and the planet.
- DirectorMarc PierschelStarsKati KoslerRia RehbergHendrik HaßelLive and Let Live is a feature documentary examining our relationship with animals, the history of veganism and the ethical, environmental and health reasons that move people to go vegan.
- StarsEarthling EdA shocking insight into the UK's standard animal farming practices featuring over 100 UK facilities.
- DirectorMarisa Miller WolfsonStarsMarisa Miller WolfsonChloe DavisCody TarlowVegucated is a guerrilla-style documentary that follows three meat- and cheese-loving New Yorkers who agree to adopt a vegan diet for six weeks and learn what it's all about.
- DirectorFrank GapinskiStarsGeoff LawtonPermaculture teacher Geoff Lawton designs and builds a dam and water harvesting system on a farm.
- DirectorCosta BoutsikarisStarsLisa DepianoCharles EisensteinBen FalkInhabit explores the many environmental issues facing us today and examines solutions that are being applied using the ecological design process called 'Permaculture'. Permaculture is a design lens that uses the principles found in ecosystems to help shift our impact from destructive to regenerative. Focused mostly on the Northeastern and Midwestern regions of the United States, Inhabit provides an intimate look at permaculture peoples and practices ranging from rural, suburban, and urban landscapes.
- DirectorOlivier AsselinStarsStefan SobkowiakBased on 20 years of applied theory and trial and error, biologist and educator Stefan Sobkowiak shares his experience transforming a conventional apple orchard into an abundance of biodiversity that virtually takes care of itself.
- DirectorDelila VallotStarsRon FinleyCan You Dig This explores the urban gardening revolution currently taking place in South Central Los Angeles, one of the largest food deserts in the country. We follow the inspirational personal journeys of five 'gangster gardeners,' all planting the seeds for a better life.
- DirectorGreetje MulderRogier van der VoortAn interactive documentary about permaculture in the tropics. Set against a beautiful Thai backdrop, the film takes a look at two permaculture education centers where visitors from all over the world come to educate themselves to be self sufficient, produce no waste, build their homes, gardens but most of all they learn to build communities. Christian Shearer (founder of WeTheTrees and the Panya Project) guides the film through the philosophy of permaculture and a number of tropical strategies to help bring health and resilience to the permaculture farm.
- DirectorFrank GapinskiStarsGeoff LawtonGeoff Lawton takes you into the world of Permaculture Soils. Understanding how microbes work in organic soils is the key to sustainable abundance and Lawton shows you how to do it.
- DirectorRob HerringRyan WirickStarsErik CutterRosario DawsonDouglas GayetonThe Need To GROW follows pioneers of cutting edge technology as they fight to localize sustainable food systems and regenerate Earth's dying soils.
- DirectorJohn ChesterStarsJohn ChesterMolly ChesterToddDocumentarian John Chester and his wife Molly work to develop a sustainable farm on 200 acres outside of Los Angeles.
- DirectorCyril DionMélanie LaurentStarsAnthony BarnoskyOlivier De SchutterCyril DionThe world's climate is changing. Instead of showing the worst that can happen, this documentary focuses on the people suggesting solutions and their actions.
- DirectorJules DervaesStarsAnais DervaesJordanne DervaesJules DervaesThis film follows the footsteps of one man and his family on a journey to change their world, and along the way, inspires and encourages others to take a first step toward a sustainable future -- right in their own backyards.
- DirectorAndrew GraceStarsAndrew GraceRashmi GraceIn search of a simpler life, a young couple returns home to Alabama where they set out to eat the way their grandparents did - locally and seasonally. But as their new diet forces them to navigate the agricultural industrial complex, they soon realize that nearly everything about the food system has changed since farmers once populated their family histories. A thoughtful and often funny essay on community, the South and sustainability, "Eating Alabama" is a story about why food matters.
- DirectorKen MarsolaisStarsJohn UbaldoLaura Amedeo UbaldoAugust Amedeo UbaldoA documentary on sustainable agriculture which journeys into the life of a Wall Street investment banker turned farmer John Boy Ubaldo as he struggles to run a NY farm that feeds his family and the community he has lived in his whole life.
- DirectorCurt FisselStarsEd O'NeillLiving in the wake of the Idi Amin reign of terror and institutional discrimination, one Ugandan coffee farmer organized a group of Christian, Muslim and Jewish neighbors to challenge historical (as well as economic and environmental) hurdles. He formed the 'Delicious Peace Coffee Cooperative' to enhance peaceful relationships and economic development. Partnering with a Fair Trade US distributor, the standard of living of the farmers is improving, peace is flourishing, and their messages of peace and fair wages are spreading to coffee customers in the US.
- DirectorMark KitchellEvolution of Organic brings us the story of organic agriculture, told by those who built the movement. A motley crew of back-to-the-landers, spiritual seekers, and farmers' sons and daughters rejected modern chemical farming and set out to invent organic alternatives.
- DirectorJon BowermasterFarming is ever-evolving. Today, when we think about what's to come next for farmers a key question is, "How do we produce food and still maintain a livelihood for farmers, while respecting the needs of other organisms with which we share the land.
- DirectorShirah DedmanStarsRahanna Bisseret MartinezGail MyersLeah PennimanFamily-friendly, funny and moving, this 60-minute documentary about the Black food justice movement connects the legacy of slavery, land loss and climate change to our fight for food security.
- DirectorKatie CurranStarsKlee BenallyCapitalism's profit-centered food system wages a war on the world's poor, especially farmers. While agribusiness reaps record wealth, starving protesters cry for affordable food and peasants choose between land and death. But farmers and workers are organized and passionately fighting back, while implementing their own sustainable alternatives.
- DirectorChristine AnthonyOwen MastersonStarsCaroline ArcherReid ArcherCelia BarssIt's not just 'Old MacDonald' on the farm anymore. There is a growing movement of young people who are setting aside their college diplomas and leaving the cities to take up an agrarian lifestyle in search of something more meaningful than a 9-5 desk job. GROW! takes a look at the brave new world of sustainable farming as seen through the eyes, hearts and minds of 20 young farmers. Filmed on 12 farms throughout the state of Georgia during an entire growing season, GROW! provides an insightful and honest look at this next generation of farmers.
- DirectorRichard ChisolmCafeteria Man is the true story of rebel chef Tony Geraci and his mission to radically reform Baltimore's public school food system with a recipe for change.
- DirectorJennifer TennicanHearts of Glass is a plunge into the critical first 15 months of operation of Vertical Harvest (VH), a highly innovative experiment in growing crops and providing meaningful employment for people with disabilities. VH is a vertical farm built on 1/10 of an acre at an elevation of 6,237 feet. The high-tech hydroponic greenhouse is located in Jackson, Wyoming, a mountain town with extreme seasonal fluctuations in weather, population and demand for goods and services. Business drama is interwoven with the personal journeys of individuals who are part of an underemployed and underestimated group, adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Plants and people grow together in this intimate portrait of one community's attempt to address timely and pressing issues around local food production, inclusion and opportunity.
- DirectorKip PastorStarsNyeila GrissomLinda DomeyerBen SkolnikA documentary that follows director Kip Pastor on a personal journey to answer commonly asked questions about organic food: What exactly is organic? Is it really better, or just a marketing scam?
- DirectorCyrus SuttonFacing the destructive forces of modern agriculture, a handful of Hawaiians seek to use the wisdom of their ancestors to make Hawaii a beacon of hope for an uncertain future.
- DirectorGrant BaldwinStarsGrant BaldwinJenny RustemeyerDana GundersWe all love food. As a society, we devour countless cooking shows, culinary magazines and foodie blogs. So how could we possibly be throwing nearly 50% of it in the trash? Filmmakers and food lovers Jen and Grant dive into the issue of waste from farm, through retail, all the way to the back of their own fridge. After catching a glimpse of the billions of dollars of good food that is tossed each year in North America, they pledge to quit grocery shopping and survive only on discarded food. What they find is truly shocking.
- DirectorAllison ArgoTHE LAST PIG is a lyrical meditation on what it means to be a sentient creature with the power to kill. Immersive, experiential, with sparse inner reflections, the film follows a pig farmer through his final season of slaughtering pigs.
- DirectorBertram VerhaagStarsPercy SchmeiserWhen a massive biotech company tries to sue a farmer because some of their genetically modified seeds have blown into his backyard, a fight is on between big business and the little guy about who owns nature.
- DirectorKarney HatchStarsMiguel AltieriRoxanne ChristensenRon Finley"Plant This Movie" explores the zeitgeist of urban farming around the world, from Havana, Cuba to communities of urban farmers in cities as diverse as Shanghai, Calcutta, Addis Ababa, London, and Lima.
- DirectorSandy McLeodChad ChamberlainSEEDS OF TIME follows agriculture pioneer Cary Fowler's global journey to save the eroding foundation of our food supply in a new era of climate change.
- DirectorDavid CurtisStarsGerry CoutureJan CoutureKaren DigbySet in the northern wilds surrounding the tiny sub-Arctic town of Dawson City, Yukon, Sovereign Soil is an ode to the beauty of this ferocious, remote land and the wisdom of those who've chosen to call it home.
- DirectorIan DarlingJon MuirSuzan MuirStarsSuzan MuirJon MuirAn environmental love story on a road less travelled
- DirectorIan Cheney'Truck Farm' is a whimsical, musically-narrated, documentary film about urban agriculture. Filmmaker Ian Cheney (KING CORN, THE GREENING OF SOUTHIE, THE CITY DARK) planted a 1/1000th-acre farm in the back of his 1986 Dodge pick-up-truck in the spring of 2009, after coming to New York City and lacking any other place of his own to grow food. Using green-roof materials, heirloom seeds, and a healthy dose of optimism and humor, Ian created a mobile community farm that yielded a wide range of vegetables and led to the discovery and exploration of other creative, quirky, community-based agriculture efforts all over the city.
- DirectorAnna ChaiNari KyeStarsDan BarberMario BataliMassimo BotturaThrough the eyes of famous chefs, audiences will see how they make the most of every kind of food, transforming what most people consider scraps into incredible dishes that create a more secure food system.
- DirectorCatherine GundStarsSadie Hope-GundSafiyah Kai RiddleAna AngelWHAT'S ON YOUR PLATE is a witty and provocative documentary about kids and food politics. Filmed over the course of one year, the film follows two eleven-year-old African-American city kids as they explore their place in the food chain. Sadie and Safiyah take a close look at food systems in New York City and its surrounding areas. They formulate sophisticated and compassionate opinions about urban sustainability, and by doing so inspire hope and active engagement in others.
- DirectorMischa HedgesStarsEd Begley Jr.James CromwellMarc GrossmanOver nine months, Mischa Hedges and Digital Sense Productions traveled the west coast to learn more about our food system. During production, he found that the standard methods of producing food do not take environmental or human health costs into consideration. He also explored the many alternatives to the current agricultural system. Sustainable Table includes interviews with: Howard Lyman: Author of "Mad Cowboy" Kenneth Williams: Champion Vegan Bodybuilder Fred Kirschenmann, PhD: Fellow, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture Marc Grossman: Spokesman for United Farm Workers Actors/activists Ed Begley Jr., James Cromwell and many more. Digital Sense worked with individuals representing The Sierra Club, P.E.T.A., The University of California at Davis, Organic Valley Dairy Farms, Chapman University and many others while producing this film. The result is a documentary that takes an unadulterated look into the food you eat. VIEWER QUOTES "...it all goes down with little sense of preachiness. In fact, the film's overall impression is that it is oriented toward getting the average American to watch without fear or alienation." -VegNews Magazine "I can't tell you how many times we told our children to eat their steak or they wouldn't get any dessert. This film has profoundly affected the way I will feed my family in the future." -Anonymous viewer "There is no question that the film itself brings up a lot of interesting topics, and if nothing else really does make you stop and think about what you are consuming and why."-Sacatomato food blog "I have been showing it to everyone and really trying to spread the word. I have become vegetarian and am doing what I can to help. It made a huge impact on me and I know it will to many more people also." -Viewer
- DirectorDavid AllenStarsMartin DohrnA wildlife cameraman spends his time during the coronavirus pandemic lockdown filming the bees in his urban garden and discovers the many diverse species and personalities that exist in this insect family.
- DirectorCamilla Denton BecketJames BecketStarsVandana ShivaLionel AstrucDeborah BarkerHow did the willful daughter of a Himalayan forest guard become Monsanto's worst nightmare? The Seeds of Vandana Shiva tells the remarkable life story of Gandhian eco-activist Dr. Vandana Shiva, how she stood up to the corporate Goliaths of industrial agriculture, rose to prominence in the food justice movement, and inspired an international crusade for change.
- DirectorRaj PatelZak PiperAnita Chitaya has a gift; she can help bring abundant food from dead soil, she can make men fight for gender equality, and she can end child hunger in her village. Now, to save her home from extreme weather, she faces her greatest challenge: persuading Americans that climate change is real. Traveling from Malawi to California to the White House, she meets climate skeptics and despairing farmers. Her journey takes her across all the divisions shaping the US, from the rural-urban divide, to schisms of race, class and gender, to the thinking that allows Americans to believe they live on a different planet from everyone else. It will take all her skill and experience to help Americans recognize, and free themselves from, a logic that is already destroying the Earth.
- DirectorSuzanne CrockerWhat happens when an ordinary family, living just south of the Arctic Circle, bans all grocery store food from their house for one year? Add 3 skeptical teenagers, 1 reluctant husband, no salt, no caffeine, no sugar, -40 temperatures.
- DirectorDeborah Koons GarciaStarsIgnacio ChapelaDan BarberVandana ShivaDrawing from ancient knowledge and cutting edge science, Symphony of the Soil is an artistic exploration of the miraculous substance soil. By understanding the elaborate relationships and mutuality between soil, water, the atmosphere, plants and animals, we come to appreciate the complex and dynamic nature of this precious resource. The film also examines our human relationship with soil, the use and misuse of soil in agriculture, deforestation and development, and the latest scientific research on soil's key role in ameliorating the most challenging environmental issues of our time. Filmed on four continents, featuring esteemed scientists and working farmers and ranchers, Symphony of the Soil is an intriguing presentation that highlights possibilities of healthy soil creating healthy plants creating healthy humans living on a healthy planet.
- DirectorRoman ZenzStarsEugene AhnAdam BarberJenna BarberThere is a huge divide between the cities we live in and where our food is grown. Three people as divers as the city of Los Angeles are trying to bridge that divide: Rishi, Indian-American traded a promising career in Silicon Valley for growing food in his backyard. Ron, African-American starts a movement by fighting the city for his right to grow food in the strip of land between his house and the street Adam and Jenna, a white hipster couple are finding a way to grow together and into the neighborhood through vegetable gardening. All across the country the urban gardening movement is growing. But it is special in Los Angeles
- DirectorBertram VerhaagStarsKing Charles IIIAuma ObamaVandana ShivaThere were many who smiled about PRINCE CHARLES becoming a 'green' Prince. Quite a few of them thought that his ideas were just crazy. Together with DAVID WILSON, the farm manager, the Prince developed several strategies to increase the vitality of the soil and to promote biodiversity. The film features the inspiring Prince Charles and the dedicated farmer Wilson, who both share a common vision and mission: organic farming.
- DirectorKum-Kum BhavnaniStarsBama AthreyaEdmond BrownCrystalDeep in the rain forests of Grenada, anarchist chocolatier Mott Green seeks solutions to the problems of a ravaged global chocolate industry. Solar power, employee shareholding and small-scale antique equipment turn out delicious chocolate in the hamlet of Hermitage, Grenada. Finding hope in an an industry entrenched in enslaved child labor, irresponsible corporate greed, and tasteless, synthetic products, Nothing like Chocolate reveals the compelling story of the relentless Mott Green, founder of the Grenada Chocolate Company.
- DirectorLoreto Di CesareStarsMarco CavalieriPaul GreiveMark McAfeeRevolution: Food is all about the positive changes taking root in our modern food system. It focuses on real farmers who are growing/raising real food -- and the consumers who are demanding it.
- DirectorBill BenensonGene RosowEleonore DaillyStarsJamie Lee CurtisBill LoganVandana ShivaThe only remedy for disconnecting people from the natural world is connecting them to it again.
- DirectorMicha X. PeledStarsManjusha AmbarwarRam KrishnaMahhav ShandeIndia has more farmers than any country in the world, and they are in a crisis that is unprecedented in human history. Every 30 minutes a farmer in India kills himself in despair. In a village at the center of the suicide epidemic, a farmer and his family struggle to keep his land and a teenage girl makes her first steps to become a journalist and tell the world about the crisis. Bitter Seeds raises questions about the human cost of genetically-modified agriculture and the future of how we grow things. This is the third film in Micha Peled's globalization trilogy, following the award-winning Store Wars: When Wal-Mart Comes to Town and China Blue.
- DirectorJon BetzTaggart SiegelStarsVandana ShivaAndrew KimbrellJane GoodallA film about the importance of heirloom seeds to the agriculture of the world, focusing on seed keepers and activists from around the world.
- Documentary series following the struggles and triumphs of five very different farming families in some of Scotland's most beautiful and remote landscapes.
- DirectorJoe CrossKurt EngfehrStarsJoe CrossAmy BadbergMerv CrossFat, Sick, and Nearly Dead is an American documentary that chronicles Australian Joe Cross's 60-day journey across the United States, where he embarks on a juice-only fast in a quest to reclaim his health.
- DirectorDeborah Koons GarciaStarsCharles BenbrookGrace BoothGeorge W. BushTHE FUTURE OF FOOD offers an in-depth investigation into the disturbing truth behind the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled grocery store shelves for the past decade.
- DirectorScott Hamilton KennedyStarsDanny GloverDaryl HannahAntonio VillaraigosaFrom the ashes of the L.A. riots arose a lush, 14-acre community garden, the largest of its kind in the United States. Now bulldozers threaten its future.
- DirectorBill HaneyStarsPaul NewmanChristopher HartleyOn the Caribbean island of the Dominican Republic, tourists flock to pristine beaches, with little knowledge that a few miles away thousands of dispossessed Haitians are under armed guard on plantations harvesting sugarcane, most of which ends up in US kitchens. Cutting cane by machete, they work 14 hour days, 7 days a week, frequently without access to decent housing, electricity, clean water, education, healthcare or adequate nutrition. The Price of Sugar follows a charismatic Spanish priest, Father Christopher Hartley, as he organizes some of this hemisphere's poorest people, challenging the powerful interests profiting from their work. This film raises key questions about where the products we consume originate, at what human cost they are produced and ultimately, where our responsibility lies.
- DirectorChristopher TaylorStarsMichael PollanAlice WatersMarion NestleA fascinating look at how American agricultural policy and food culture developed in the 20th century, and how the California food movement rebelled against big agribusiness to launch the local organic food movement.
- DirectorLes BlankStarsAnzonini Del PuertoKathleen BendelHarrod BlankA documentary on the history of garlic. Blank interviews chefs, garlic lovers, and historians about the their love of the 'stinking rose.'
- DirectorAna Sofia JoanesStarsDiana EndicottJohn IkerdAndrew KimbrellThere are still efficient ways to produce healthy fresh organic food in a time where most food is being mass produced by corporations in less than hygienic ways. Country farmers and urban farmers explain.
- DirectorRobert BatesStarsAnthony BoutardJean-Paul CourtensEddie EagleInspiring and rich, Ingredients unearths the roots of the local food movement and digs into the stories of the world-class chefs, sustainability-minded farmers and impassioned activists transforming our broken food system.
- DirectorMarie-Monique RobinStarsDavid BakerKen CookDavid CarpenterYou do not have to believe that God exists, but you will after this movie know that the devil poster! Monsanto is the largest global company that produces agricultural products: pesticides, hormones in raising animals, and genetically modified soybean seeds, corn and other crops. Monsanto has made some of the toxins that are responsible for many diseases, cancer, dementia and the rules are and say Napalm was used in the Vietnam War or PCB oils of which turned out to be a carcinogen as a small atomic bomb.
- DirectorErwin WagenhoferStarsJean ZieglerPeter BrabeckKarl OtrokA look at how the world's food is produced and how mass production changes the environment and the lives of people.
- DirectorTimothy LoncarichStarsFritjof CapraPaul HawkenVandana ShivaThis bold and convincing documentary grabs you in the guts and doesn't let go. When Adam Curry and Timo Nadudvari first learned about the hidden consequences of the genetic engineering of food crops they were shocked and appalled - then they decided they had to tell others what they had learned. The video examines the issue of genetic engineering of food from the real-world perspectives of leading scientists, farmers, food safety advocates and the victims of genetically engineered products. It exposes a heinous scheme by large corporations with long criminal histories to gain control over the world's food supply by infecting food crops with patented DNA. It also exposes Agro-Tech lies, the corruption within the US FDA and the all-to-real risks to human health.
- DirectorMiranda SmithMy Father's Garden is an engrossing documentary about the use and misuse of technology on the American farm. The main story concerns Fred Kirschenmann, organic farmer and leader in the sustainable agriculture movement. Fred's message is deeply serious. We are rapidly losing the natural resources and human wisdom that are necessary to grow food...but there is a way out of this dilemma. Intertwined with Fred's story is the personal narrative of the filmmaker, told through the use of home movies from the 1950's. Her father was a successful and innovative farmer at the dawn of the chemical era in agriculture. His use of the new miracle sprays enabled him to utterly transform their Florida farm into a man-made paradise. My Father's Garden is at its essence a story of hope. By examining the central philosophies that guide our relationship with nature, the film shows how each of us can bring health and beauty back into the Garden, our planet.
- DirectorGraham MeriwetherStarsFred KirschenmannDaniel SalatinJoel SalatinAmerican Meat is a solutions-oriented documentary chronicling the current state of the U.S. meat industry. Featuring Joel Salatin, Chuck Wirtz, Fred Kirschenmann, Steve Ells, Paul Willis, and farmers across America, it takes an even-handed look at animal husbandry. First explaining how America arrived at our current industrial system, the story shifts to the present day, showing the feedlots and confinement houses, not through hidden cameras but through the eyes of the farmers who live and work there. From there, the documentary introduces the revolution taking root in animal husbandry, led by the charismatic and passionate Joel Salatin. Stories are shared of farmers across the country who have changed their life to start grass-based farms, and everyday solutions highlight actions people can make to support America's agriculture.
- DirectorJennifer MattoxStarsMike AdamsLorri BaustonStacey BellAll Jacked Up peers into the real lives of four typical teenagers as they are urged to face up to the ongoing manipulation of their generation by big food manufacturers as their parents, schools, and government stand idly by.
- DirectorMarrin CanellTed RemerowskiStarsLateef AdewoyeShiv ChopraTom ElamFRANKENSTEER is a disturbing yet compelling documentary that reveals how the ordinary cow is being transformed into an antibiotic dependent, hormone-laced potential carrier of toxic bacteria, all in the name of cheaper food.
- DirectorJin Yoo-KimStarsAndy DickLudo LefebvreMark PeelIn a world full of sickness and death, can eating a completely raw vegan diet cure all? Some Raw Vegans argue that health and youth start from within and eating only foods that are alive (raw) will prevent disease.
- DirectorMichèle HozerStarsGary TaubesRobert LustigCraig WilcoxHow the food industry sugar-coated science, sweetened the food supply, and seduced a planet, one spoonful at a time.
- DirectorValentin ThurnStarsKlaudia FischerJörn FranckMichael GerlingWhy 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 before it ever reaches consumers.
- DirectorAiyana ElliottStarsMichael BeckwithFred BisciGabriel CousensThe movie follows several diabetes patients' quest to overcome the disease by going on a raw vegetable diet.
- DirectorMarie-Monique RobinStarsRichard BéliveauJean-Luc DupupetExtensive investigation about the different "poisons" the food industry leaves or puts in our food, as well as the passivity of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
- DirectorLathe PolandStarsLathe PolandEric CarlsenDaniel DamianoThe film traces the origins of our beliefs about healthful and unhealthful food. Experts from all over the world talk about the problems as well as short and long term solutions. Among the many experts in the film are authors like Gary Taubes, Mark Sisson, and Melanie Warner. Medical doctors such as David Perlmutter M.D., David L. Katz, and Timothy Noakes share insights that are certain to challenge the status quo. Carb-Loaded: A Culture Dying to Eat is a chronicle of the things it's writer and director Lathe Poland learned after he was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. He sought to find out why he got sick, because he didn't fit the classic picture of an adult onset diabetes sufferer. He quickly learned that much of what he knew about healthy eating was based on myths or fifty year old science. In the film he searches out why Americas modern food culture is killing us. The upside? There is a lot that can be done!
- DirectorManu CoemanStarsMarcio AstriniYves BergerMarie-Françoise BrizardMeat production increases every year, but many people still have no idea what's on their plate or what it has taken to get it there. "We eat meat, but killing animals doesn't really happen," says philosopher Florence Burgat. She is one of the many experts who have their say in director Manu Coeman's fierce indictment of the industrialized meat industry. LoveMEATender is packed with facts and figures, particularly in the first half, presented through clear comparisons and playful animations. The objective is to demonstrate the consequences of our excessive meat consumption: for the animals, for the earth, but also for our own bodies. Even people with very tough skin will have to swallow hard when seeing some of Coeman's shots. Chicks that are chucked down a funnel with a thud, floundering cows at a slaughterhouse, geese having food violently forced down their throats. Yet at the same time, LoveMEATender isn't a pessimistic film. Coeman's approach is hopeful, and he also shows us how things could be done differently.
- DirectorAmy TaylorStarsSuzy AmisJane GoodallChris HuriwaiA young change-maker goes deep into dairy land and takes on the giants of New Zealand's most powerful industry, exposing the whitewash and searching for solutions.
- DirectorJoshua TickellRebecca Harrell TickellStarsWoody HarrelsonRay ArchuletaJohn WickA revolutionary group of activists, scientists, farmers, and politicians band together in a global movement of "Regenerative Agriculture" that could balance our climate, replenish our vast water supplies, and feed the world.
- StarsJohn FolseLeah ChaseDavid GriffingChef John Folse explores the foods of Louisiana.
- StarsMichael PollanSamin NosratIsaac PollanAs he tries his hand at baking, brewing and braising, acclaimed food writer Michael Pollan explores how cooking transforms food and shapes our world.
- DirectorMichael SchwarzStarsHealthy EmmieMichael PollanStephen RitzIn Defense of Food tackles a question more and more people around the world have been asking: What should I eat to be healthy? Based on award-winning journalist Michael Pollan's best-selling book, the program explores how the modern diet has been making us sick and what we can do to change it.
- DirectorMichael CafferkeyStarsTommy HeffernanA documentary featuring two extraordinary vets, Tommy the Vet and Dr Olivier Crenn. Tommy the Vet revisits his French friend who three years ago helped define and solidify the path that he would follow in his career as a vet. Tommy has adapted and brought the knowledge he gained from Olivier to the Irish system of farming and has been teaching it to new and established vets alike. Here we realise Tommy's ambition of bringing a camera back to France to show Olivier's approach to veterinary medicine.
- DirectorJoshua TickellRebecca Harrell TickellStarsRay ArchuletaGabe BrownRick ClarkThe solution of Regenerative farmers to bring soil health across the continent and beyond.
- DirectorChad WeberStarsAnnaliese DanckersDanny DunlapThe film peeks into the lives of Danny and Annaliese-two young farmers in their second year of operation in Boulder County, Colorado. This young couple is one example of many entering the aging farming profession.
- StarsMary LahammerMary Lahammer visits local restaurants and cafes all across the state to see farm fresh food prepared.
- DirectorIrina SignatovichLawrence R. GreenbergStarsLeigha CohenLawrence R. GreenbergFarm Fresh in the Garden State visits Trenton Farmer's Market
- DirectorDave AbbaszadehLucas RohmStarsRonnie DasExplore Little Italy's Farmers Market, Organic Farming, and Sustainable Restaurants. Its a delicious and nutritious way to enjoy San Diego. Get ready for a green adventure in San Diego as we explore Organic Farming. It's the San Diego usual (bright and sunny) Saturday morning (9-1pm) and walking around the Little Italy Farmer's Market is a titillating treat for every sense. Colorful sights guide your excited eyes to new visual experiences, mellow music gives you a soothing sound to enjoy a relaxing day, tasty dishes tantalize your taste-buds as you catch a waft of the wonderful smells, delicious tastes begin marinating in your mouth, and with a touch of unique produce, some of which is only available in San Diego, you let your body take a well-deserved vacation. The local independent farms that constitute Little Italy Mercado gives a glimpse into the accessibility and variety available through Organic Produce and Sustainable Farming. With so many competing local farms you are sure to catch a deal, and every purchase helps the local economy thrive. After you've gotten your fill of Fresh Farm Air Atomosphere, head down the 5 to Suzie's Farm to discover a whole new San Diego and a great independent family-owned organic farm. You can almost taste the freshness in this segment. San Diego has an ideal climate, capable of growing food year-round which makes sustainable organic farm fresh produce available near you. In fact many people easily grow gardens in San Diego, it is a great way to get fresh air, bond with your family, and eat healthy locally grown produce. Meet with just those people at the San Diego Sustainable Roots Harvest Festival with music, dancing, and tantalizing tastes for your tongue its a delicious, nutritious way to see San Diego. Don't get too full because here's the main course. The Linkery in North Park offers delicious dishes and can't lose brews. Its all right at your plate with "Farm Fresh"
- DirectorMichal SiewierskiStarsPam PopperT. Colin CampbellJoe CrossThis new ground-breaking documentary explores the impact that food choices have on people's health, the health of our planet and on the lives of other living species. And also discusses several misconceptions about food and diet.