The Smell of Money

Duration: 90 minutes with 10 min. intermission



The Smell of Money shows how, a century after her grandfather claimed his freedom from slavery and the family land, Elsie Herring and her North Carolina community fight the world’s largest pork corporation for their freedom to enjoy fresh air, clean water, and a life without the stench of manure. 

Director Jamie Berger is a writer and documentary filmmaker born and raised in Cary, North Carolina. Her writing has been featured in Vox, The Guardian, USA Today, NowThis, The News & Observer, and more. Throughout her career, she has used writing and visual storytelling to draw attention to issues ranging from environmental racism to the climate crisis to other injustices wrought against people, animals, and the planet. 

Please join us for a post-film conversation with writer/producer, Jamie Berger, following the screening.

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