From the Black Earth
From the Black Earth

From the Black Earth

April 04, 2022 | 19 min

From the Black Earth is a collaboration between Bristol based company Cables and Cameras, and a local farmer Humphrey Lloyd. Employing both lucid speakers and poetic camera work, the film poses stark questions such as; why does food poverty exist in a nation of plenty, and why are people of colour so under represented not only in our countryside and farms, but in the environmental movement more broadly? By giving a platform to people of colour who are connecting with nature and working the land, this short documentary starts to unpick these questions...

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Documentary

Cast

Naomi Scott

Tara Miran

Naomi Scott

Roy Kareem

Naomi Scott

Mark Barnaby

Naomi Scott

Mandy Watson

Naomi Scott

Dee Woods

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