SEEDS

2025, USA

Brittany Shyne

In her debut feature film, Brittany Shyne accompanies Black farmers in the Southern US. Shot in shades of grey, this sensitive portrait shows the farmers’ everyday lives in a way that is both poetic and informative. Despite farmers having access to modern means of production to help them harvest crops like cotton, potatoes and pecans, the job remains tough – not least because farmers have to battle institutionalised racism and fight for funding, hence their future. While in 1910, Black farmers owned around 16 million hectares of land, it is only a fraction of that today.

Drei ältere Menschen sitzen in einem Auto, zwei im Inneren und einer bei offenem Fenster und schauen nach draußen. Das Bild ist in Schwarz-Weiß gehalten und fängt einen ruhigen, kontemplativen Moment ein.
Section: Documentary Film Competition
Country: USA
Director: Brittany Shyne
Language: English original version with English subtitles
Running time: 123min

Screenings

Date
Time
Location
05.06.2025
9.00 PM
Cinematograph
08.06.2025
2.15 PM
Leokino 2
in Cooperation with
Logo der Universität Innsbruck mit zwei quadratischen Blöcken, einem dunkelblauen und einem orangefarbenen, links neben dem Universitätsnamen in blauer Schrift. Darunter steht in grauer Schrift "Network of Areas".