Save the farm / WSR Entertainment ; produced and directed by Michael Kuehnert.

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Save the farm tells the story of the largest urban farm in the United States, 14-acres sitting right in the middle of South Central Los Angeles. For 14 years over 350 families had cultivated this farm, feeding themselves and thousands in their community local organic food. When the city sells it to...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Earth now!
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Main Authors: Staub, Nicholas (Composer)
Vincent, Thomas (Composer)
Corporate Authors: WSR Entertainment
Cinema Libre Studio
Other Authors: Kuehnert, Michael (Film producer, Film director, director of photography.)
Silverstone, Alicia (Interviewee)
Smart, Amy, 1976- (Interviewee)
Hannah, Daryl (Interviewee)
Quigley, John (Interviewee)
Hill, Julia Butterfly (Interviewee)
Rantz, John (Editor of moving image work)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with some Spanish; Spanish portions are subtitled in English.
Published: [United States] : Cinema Libre Studio, [2013]
Series:Earth now!
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:
Community gardens > California > Los Angeles.
Urban agriculture > California > Los Angeles.
Community life > California > Los Angeles.
Community development, Urban > California > Los Angeles.
Land use, Urban > California > Los Angeles.
Eminent domain > California > Los Angeles.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Politics and government.
Community development, Urban.
Community gardens.
Community life.
Eminent domain.
Land use, Urban.
Politics and government.
Urban agriculture.
California > Los Angeles.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (31 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
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Summary:
Save the farm tells the story of the largest urban farm in the United States, 14-acres sitting right in the middle of South Central Los Angeles. For 14 years over 350 families had cultivated this farm, feeding themselves and thousands in their community local organic food. When the city sells it to a developer in a closed-door meeting, activists and celebrities stage an 11th hour tree sit to save the farm. As the 5-year anniversary of the eviction approaches, director Michael Kuehnert demonstrates how a local community can come together to fight to save a farm they have come to depend on for their survival.
Note:Documentary.
Extras: extended interviews, Meet the activists, Why urban farming, Spirit moment, Tianguis, South Central Farmer's Buttonwillow Farm.
Originally produced in 2011.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AR2 D0152686 VideoDVD
Audience:
Not rated.
Awards:Official Selection, Vancouver International Film Festival, 2010 ; Official Selection, New Orleans Film Festival, 2010 ; Official Selection, Heartland Film Festival, 2010 ; Official Selection, St. Louis International Film Festival.
Credits:Camera, Michael Kuehnert ; editor, John Rantz ; original music by Nicholas Staub, Thomas Vincent.
System Details:DVD; all regions, NTSC.
Participant or Performer:
Alicia Silverstone, Amy Smart, Daryl Hannah, John Quigley, Julia Butterfly Hill.