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...

Genres

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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