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FILMS ABOUT FARMING

There are as many ways to farm as there are things to be farming. Humans have farmed for millennia – for good or ill, depending on your perspective. What is the future of farming? Could it be regenerative and positive if we moved away from monocultures and dreadful practices like factory farming of animals? 


In our travels as filmmakers we've encountered a variety of approaches to farming land and much-loved animals and we're passionate about sharing through film the stories and mindset of the farmers we meet.

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Photograph of Jessica Hutchings smiling as she looks up and to the right, while harvesting greens from her garden.

Community, Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture

Hua Parakore

8 mins

Hua Parakore encapsulates the principles behind growing food from a te ao Māori – Māori worldview perspective.

Photograph of Klaus Lotz holding a branch of bananas surrounded by the greenery of his food forest.

Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature

The Food Forest Farmers

24 mins

What role do humans play in Earth's ecosystems and how can we be good stewards of the land? This film showcases syntropic farming as a way.

A goat peers at the camera through gum trees and scrub.

Community, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Farming

From Weedy Forests to Grassy Woodlands

12 mins

A film exploring how the simple practice of grazing goats on wild lands can lead to a healthier forest and a more connected community.

Aerial view of the Limestone Permaculture Farm showing garden beds, buildings and pathways.

Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Farming

Limestone Permaculture Tour #3

17 mins

Our second film with Brett and Nici of Limestone Permaculture, and the third film in our Permaculture Tours series.

Poster artwork for Living the Change with green lettering, a blue planet and a black background.

Community, Simple Living, Regenerating Nature, Urban Living, Permaculture, Economy, Farming, Food & Gardening, Homes & Building, Zero Waste

Living the Change

86 mins

Living the Change is a feature-length documentary that explores solutions to the global crises we face today.

Photograph of a herd of black cows grazing in a green feild of grass

Farming, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature

Restoring Paradise

8 mins

A short film showcases Mangarara Farm, where holistic grazing practices are regenerating the land to the biodiverse fields that once were.

A photo of tomatoe vines being tied to string hanging from the rafters of a hothouse.

Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture

The Future of Food

5 mins

Frank and Josje discuss Community Supported Agriculture as a sustainable and viable food system for the future.

Andrew Martin is kneeling in front of a bush harvesting berries into a cane basket.

Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Economy

From Finance to Farmer

15 mins

Explore the beautiful food forest Andrew Martin has created from a paddock of grass, and learn all the reasons why he's doing so.

A photograph of Mark holding a stick and speaking to camera about his approach to gardening.

Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture

Purple Pear Permaculture Farm

6 mins

A tour of Purple Pear Farm, where permaculture principles and biodynamic farming guide the management of gardens and animals.

Photograph of Brett speaking to camera about his approach to planning his permaculture design.

Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature

Limestone Permaculture Tour #1

13 mins

The first of two Happen Films tours of well known Limestone Permaculture Farm, where an abundance of food and medicine is grown on 1 acre.

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