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BEST of FESTIVAL

Pamela Tanner Boll & Lindsay Richardson

90 min | 2022 | USA

Years of industrialized agriculture have been a major contributor to climate change. TO WHICH WE BELONG follows a new generation of farmers and ranchers who seek to rebuild their businesses and their planet by embracing the interconnectedness of living things. On land long depleted by mono-cultured crops, Trey Hill fills the fields with colorful tangles of plant life, revivifying the soil and bringing new richness to the harvest. In Chihuahua, Mexico ranchers like Alejandro Carrillo practice revolutionary techniques in cattle herding, carving out space for wildlife to thrive again. And off the coast of Connecticut, Bren Smith re-seeds the ocean with kelp, mussels, oysters, and scallops, restoring ecosystems ravaged by commercial fishing. Despite their difference in culture and location, these farmers and ranchers are rooted in the same belief: that to work with nature, not against it, is the answer. Science is showing that if we draw down enough carbon from the sky back into the soil through regenerative agricultural practices, we can actually reverse climate change bringing carbon dioxide down to pre-industrial revolution levels. So, now it’s our turn: to bring awareness and support to the ranchers and farmers doing the work to renew the earth through these simple, yet profound practices. TO WHICH WE BELONG tells the stories of nine farms and ranches going against the grain to bravely leave behind practices that are no longer profitable or sustainable. These unsung heroes just might save their livelihoods – and our world itself. And in this time of turmoil, it might be the best news you receive all year.​ A compelling argument that ALL IS NOT LOST AT THE MOMENT, and this Titanic of a problem can be steered toward the right path. Presenting real, common-sense conclusions that both benefit the environment and a starving global population in miraculous ways.

Awards: Audience Choice Winner & Jury Award ~ Durango, CO/USA; Audience Award ~ Maui, HI/USA; Special Jury Award for Spirit of Activism ~ Livable Planet Film Festival, CA/USA. 

Official Selections: Ohama Film Festival, NE/USA; Iowa Independent Film Festival, IO/USA; Boulder International Film Festival, CO/USA, Philadelphia Independent Film Festival, PA/USA; Calgary Independent Film Festival, Canada; Woods Hole Film Festival, MA/USA, Hamptons Doc Film Festival, NY/USA;  St Louis International Film Festival, MO/USA; Port Townsend Film Festival, WA/USA, Julien Dubuque International Film Festival, IO/USA; NorthWest Fest International Film Festival, Canada; Berkshire International Film Festival, MA/USA; Santa Fe International Film Festival, NM/USA; The Generation Restorative Film Festival (a United Nations Environmental Program); et.al.   

Q&A w/FilmmakersPamela Tanner Boll & Lindsay Richardson

Screening with ESTRELLAS DEL DESIERTO