2025美国纪录片
导演：布列塔尼·申
A deeper connection to tradition, a link to historical roots, and the seeds freely offered by the earth (including the very identity of its people) are only but a few of the invaluable gifts a farm can provide. In Seeds, one of the most breathtaking observational documentaries of recent years, the camera lens captures the ethereal essence of the concept of legacy. Through an intimate look at the life of an Afro-American family of farmers in the rural South, Brittany Shyne’s exceptional directorial debut captures how these people bravely withstand systemic racism to maintain their hold on their land – and be maintained by it in return. Without neglecting to address the political dimensions of this issue (and by exposing the American government’s responsibility for the increasingly dwindling landed property over the years), Shyne reveals a far-reaching directorial and aesthetic vision. A visually captivating film with an almost tangible sense of melancholy.
