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Documentary films about agriculture

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Bananas Unpeeled ''Bananas Unpeeled'' is a 26-minute film shot in Latin America and the Caribbean, investigating the social and environmental issues faced by plantation workers and small farmers in the Caribbean. It examines fair trade policies and labeling as ...

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The Biggest Little Farm ''The Biggest Little Farm'' is a 2018 American documentary film, directed by John Chester. The film profiles the life of John Chester and his wife Molly as they acquire and establish themselves on Apricot Lane Farms in Moorpark, California.

'' *'' A Cow at My Table'' *'' The Dark Side of Chocolate'' *'' Democratic Allsorts'' *''

Dirt! The Movie ''Dirt! The Movie'' is a 2009 American documentary film directed by filmmakers Gene Rosow and Bill Benenson and narrated by Jamie Lee Curtis. It was inspired by the book ''Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth'' by William Bryant Logan. The documen ...

'' *'' Everyday Life in a Syrian Village'' *''

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The Farmer's Wife ''The Farmer's Wife'' is a 1928 British silent romantic comedy film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Jameson Thomas, Lillian Hall-Davis and Gordon Harker. It is adapted from a 1916 play of the same name by British novelist, poet ...

'' *'' Food, Inc.'' *'' Fresh'' *'' The Fruit Hunters'' *''

The Future of Food :''You may also be looking for Future food technology.'' ''The Future of Food'' is a 2004 American documentary film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes ...

'' *'' The Garden'' *'' God's Country'' *'' The Grain That Built a Hemisphere'' *'' The Great Resistance'' *''

H-2 Worker ''H-2 Worker'' is a 1990 documentary film about the exploitation of Jamaican guest workers in Florida's sugar cane industry. It was directed by Stephanie Black, and won the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for documentaries in the 1990 f ...

'' *'' Harvest (1967)'' *'' The Harvest (2010)'' *'' The Harvest Shall Come'' *''

Henry Browne, Farmer ''Henry Browne, Farmer'' is an American short propaganda film produced in 1942 about African-American contributions to the war effort during World War II. It is narrated by Canada Lee. The film begins with stock footage of soldiers marching, t ...

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'' *'' In Grave Danger of Falling Food'' *'' Keep the Hives Alive'' *'' King Corn'' *''

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'' *'' Life at the End of the Rainbow'' *''

The Moo Man ''The Moo Man'' is a 2013 British documentary film, directed by Andy Heathcote, about an organic dairy farm in Sussex, England. The film had its premiere at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, where it competed in the World Cinema Documentary cate ...

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Mugabe and the White African ''Mugabe and the White African'' is a 2009 documentary film by Lucy Bailey & Andrew Thompson and produced by David Pearson & Elizabeth Morgan Hemlock. It has won many awards including the Grierson 2010 and been BAFTA and Emmy Nominated. The film ...

'' *'' Old Partner'' *'' Olives and Their Oil'' *'' Our Daily Bread'' *'' Paper Wheat'' *'' Peaceable Kingdom'' *''

Pig Business ''Pig Business'' is a 2009 investigative documentary and exposé by environmental activist and former actress Tracy Worcester. The film presents the findings of Worcester's four year investigation into the hidden costs associated with pig factory ...

'' *'' A Place in the Land'' *'' The Plow That Broke the Plains'' *''

The Real Dirt on Farmer John ''The Real Dirt on Farmer John'' is a 2005 documentary film directed by Taggart Siegel about the life of Midwestern farmer John Peterson, operator of Angelic Organics. It tells the history of the eccentric farmer's family farm in rural Caledonia, ...

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The River The River may refer to: Films * ''The River'' (1929 film), an American film by Frank Borzage * ''The River'' (1933 film), a Czech film by Josef Rovenský * ''The River'' (1938 film), an American film by Pare Lorentz * ''The River'' (1951 fi ...

'' *'' Standing Silent Nation'' *''

Strawberry Fields The garden strawberry (or simply strawberry; ''Fragaria × ananassa'') is a widely grown hybrid species of the genus ''Fragaria'', collectively known as the strawberries, which are cultivated worldwide for their fruit. The fruit is widely app ...

'' *'' Sweetgrass'' *'' The Tale of the Wonderful Potato'' *'' That Should Not Be: Our Children Will Accuse Us'' *'' Touchstone: Dancing With Angels'' *'' Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern'' *'' We Feed the World'' *''

The World According to Monsanto ''The World According to Monsanto'' is a 2008 film directed by Marie-Monique Robin. Originally released in French as ''Le monde selon Monsanto'', the film is based on Robin's three-year-long investigation into the corporate practices around the wor ...

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World of Plenty ''World of Plenty'' is a 1943 British documentary film directed by Paul Rotha for the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. It discusses problems with, and possible improvements to, global food distribution. Synopsis An opening narration exp ...

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