Brittany Shyne’s delicate meditation on Black farmers in the United States. The film uses black and white palette to gorgeous effect, finding precise language in moody shades and dramatic contrasts.
Shot fully in black and white, “Seeds” weaves together vignettes of farm life for multiple aging farmers and their families — depicting the slow pace and communal beauty of agricultural ...
It’s a familiar story among families of American Black farmers ... denied USDA low-interest loans and grants afforded to white farmers. Under former President Joe Biden, the agency launched ...
In the past, racist policies forcefully removed Black and non-White South Africans from land for White people to use. There has been a land redistribution and restitution provision in the country ...
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday aimed at freezing assistance to South Africa over a controversial law that allows the government to seize farmland from ethnic minorities — ...
Brittany Shyne constructs an empathetic portrait of Black agrarian life while also revealing threats to its survival in her Sundance-premiering directorial debut.