Abundant Land: Soil, Seeds Sovereignty -Trailer

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Abundant Land: Soil, Seeds, and Sovereignty

Abundant Land is a one-hour documentary about a Hawaiian community on Moloka’i opposing the biotech industry’s use of the island to test genetically engineered seeds. Agrochemical biotech corporations are depleting Moloka’i’s topsoil and freshwater while contributing to dust storms that spread pesticides into the ocean and surrounding communities. Abundant Land offers a historical look at the intrusion and political underpinnings of chemical-intensive farming in Hawaii while portraying the rich legacy of traditional Hawaiian land management and farming self-sufficiency.

The film’s narrative develops through a series of personal and community stories as the documentary follows several dedicated residents who seek transparency about the agrochemical testing being done on their island, and their ensuing efforts to heal and repair it. From initial grassroots efforts that give rise to organized actions, Moloka’i residents learn through leadership and study to use permaculture techniques to restore an integrated food system based on ancient Hawaiian farming practices.

Featuring interviews with Dr. Vandana Shiva, Walter Ritte, Malia Akutagawa, Mercy Ritte, Geoff Lawton, and Hector Valenzuela.

Filmmaker Natasha Florentino is available for speaking engagements.

Additional Credits:
Natasha Florentino, D.P.
Benjamin Moss, Editor
Ina Adele Ray, Editor and Story Consultant
Armen Zohrabian, Photographer

Reviews
“This film makes a crucial point for permaculture enthusiasts and anyone interested in re-designing food systems: without the empowered inclusion and leadership of Indigenous communities, we won’t achieve true or lasting change."
- Antonio Roman-Alcala, Civil Eats Writer, Permaculture Instructor and Food Systems Organizer

Permaculture students can benefit from watching the film Abundant Land because it shows examples and detailed educational graphics of the inner workings of the ahupuaʻa; the sophisticated Hawaiian permaculture system.”
- Loxley Clovis, Permaculture Instructor, Historian, Gardener, and Documentarian

Awards
Audience Choice Award, Eugene Environmental Film Festival

Screenings
The Sweet Onion Cinemateque, Walla Walla, WA
North West Permaculture Convergence, Vancouver, WA
San Francisco Permaculture Guild
Building Resilient Communities Convergence, Hopland
American Indian Movement West Film Festival, San Francisco
Student Environmental Resource Center, Berkeley
Hawaii Premiere, Palace Theater, Hilo
The Unitarian Universalist Church, Kelseyville, CA
Hi-Desert Nature Museum, Yucca Valley, CA
Six Nations Seedkeepers Gathering, Ohsweken, ON
Global Partners in Sustainability, Cross Cultural Center, UC Irvine
Food Cycles, Missoula, MT
Healthy Community Film Festival, Watsonville Film Festival
Indigenous Cultivation of Food & Resistance, The New Parkway Theater, Berkeley
Salt Spring Island Public Library, BC
Eugene Environmental Film Festival
Northwest Arctic Heritage Center, Kotzebue, Alaska
Beyond Toxics, Bijou Art Cinema, Eugene, OR
The International Resilience Film Festival, Nevada City, CA
Safe Agriculture and Safe Schools, Watsonville, CA
Barcelona Planet Film Festival

DETAILS
Natasha Florentino
Producer: Armen Zohrabian
Color
60 minutes
US
English

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