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Film: "The Real Dirt on Farmer John" | |
Date | Friday March 24 |
Time | 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
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Location Details | |
Main Hall Unitarian Universalist Church 505 E. Charleston Palo Alto, 94306-4247 |
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Event Type | Screening |
Organizer/Author | Aseem Das |
The Real Dirt on Farmer John is a documentary about John Peterson, a farmer, artist, and revolutionary innovative thinker cast in rural Illinois. The film captures the rise and fall of the Peterson family farm and its resurrection through John’s courage to build a new form of community. Castigated as a pariah in his community, John bravely resurrects his farm amidst a failing economy, vicious rumors, and arson. Against all odds, eccentric Peterson abandons conventional chemical farming and fights local hysteria to create a bastion of free expression and alternative agriculture in the center of rural America. (82 min, 2005)
San Francisco International Film Festival 2005 – Golden Gate Award Newport International Film Festival 2005 – Grand Jury Award Nashville Film Festival 2005 – Grand Jury Award Chicago International Documentary Festival 2005 – Audience Award Slamdance Film Festival 2005 – Audience Award & Grand Jury Award Wisconsin Film Festival 2005 – Audience Award & Grand Jury Award Santa Cruz Film Festival 2005 - Director's Award Inspiration Film Festival 2005 – Grand Jury Award & Audience Award Santa Cruz Film Festival 2005 – Director’s Award Bend Film Festival 2005 – Grand Jury Award & Audience Award For more info see http://www.worldcentric.org http://www.uucpa.org |
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