MLK Dreamfest

Farming While Black with Q&A

FREE EVENT, TICKET REQUIRED

Friday, January 17, 2025
7:30pm

Join us for a post-film discussion on Friday, January 17 at 7:30 pm with co-producer Lynn Waymer and guests. Hosted by Janell Jennings-Alexander, Interim Provost and Vice President for ​Academic Affairs & Student Experience at Saint Augustine’s University.

Encore screening (no discussion) on Saturday, January 18 at 2:00 pm.

2023
75 minutes + Q&A
Environmental, History / War
Not Rated
English, Not Subtitled
 
SYNOPSIS:
Farming While Black is a feature-length documentary film which examines the historical plight of Black farmers in the United States and the rising generation reclaiming their rightful ownership to land and reconnecting with their ancestral roots.
 
As the co-founder of Soul Fire Farm in upstate New York, Leah Penniman finds strength in the deep historical knowledge of African agrarianism – agricultural practices that can heal people and the planet. Influenced and inspired by Karen Washington, a pioneer in urban community gardens in New York City, and fellow farmer and organizer Blain Snipstal, Leah galvanizes around farming as the basis of revolutionary justice.
 
In 1910, Black farmers owned 14 percent of all American farmland. Over the intervening decades, that number fell below two percent, the result of racism, discrimination, and dispossession. The film chronicles Penniman and two other Black farmers’ efforts to reclaim their agricultural heritage. Collectively, their work has a major impact, as each is a leader in sustainable agriculture and food justice movements. 
 
Directed by Mark Decena | 2023 | USA
 
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PLEASE NOTE

Because this is a free event and is likely to be sold out, tickets that have not been redeemed 10 minutes before showtime will no longer be valid. Remaining seats will be distributed to the wait-list on a first come first served basis.

 

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