Farm Film Fest IV
Sunday, February 5th 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Crandell Theatre – 46-48 Main Street, Chatham, NY
All Ages
Free
Light refreshments will be served. Short films explore New Lebanon farmer’s market, a local farm, a rooftop organic farm in New York City, and Glynwood Center’s Keep Farming Program which had a pilot program in Chatham. The feature length film To Make a Farm tracks five young people who set out to establish their own local-supply food sources using sustainable means.
Includes three short films made by area students. Project Sprout looks at school gardening in Great Barrington. 12 year old Jessica Adee’s film follows her father as he visits Patty and Bud Goodwin at Hopeful Dawn Farm. Locally Grown, a documentary highlighting the New Lebanon farmers’ market, was produced by 16 year olds Kelt Wilksa and Isaak Van der Meulen. This film won CLC’s Looking at the Land film contest.
Diane Nerwen’s Up On The Farm explores Brooklyn Grange, a one-acre rooftop organic farm in New York City. The film documents an imaginative experiment in green urban development and takes a look at an attempt to transform the roof of a century-old former factory into a sustainable, pastoral haven. Shot without narration, the film takes a meditative look at urban green spaces and the post-industrial cityscape.
(re)building a regional foodshed, an overview of the Glynwood Center’s Keep Farming Program, discusses the importance of land, community and infrastructure as components of a regional food system in the Hudson Valley. Chatham was a national pilot site for the Keep Farming Program in 2005, and this film shows how the lessons learned in Chatham contributed to the growth and maturity of the program which has since taken root in many other communities.
The event’s feature length film is the local premiere of To Make a Farm, a documentary about small scale organic farming. The film follows five young people who set out to establish their own local-supply food sources using sustainable means.
The screening is followed by the annual “Meet Your Maker” reception at Peint O Gwrw. This provides an opportunity for filmmakers, farmers, and movie lovers to mingle and learn more about each others’ perspectives.
Sponsored by The Chatham Agricultural Partnership, The Chatham Film Club, and The Columbia Land Conservancy. Attendees are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food donation for the local food pantry.