85 minutes / 2024 / Color / USA
Director / Producer / Cinematographer / Editor
Greener Pastures captures the day-to-day lives of four small, multigenerational family farms over the course of five years. Through an intimate, observational lens we examine the various farm stressors, policies and politics farmers must maneuver to survive, connecting the dots between mental health, industrialization, food production and climate change. It is a story of perseverance, patience and determination that tackles nothing less than the future of farming in America.
AWARDS:
Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature, Mountainfilm (2023)
Best of Fest, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival (2023)
Grand Jury Award Mention (Golden Badger Award), Wisconsin Film Festival (2023)
Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary Feature, Indy Film Fest (2023)
Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary, Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival (2023)
Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary, PopCon International Film Festival (2023)
First Jury Prize for the Green Planet Award, Rhode Island International Film Festival (2023)
Grand Jury Award for Best Unscripted Feature, Hobnobben Film Festival (2023)
Empowerment Award, Midwest Film Festival (2023)
Edward Johnson-Ott Hoosier Award, Indiana Film Journalists Association (2023)
Prairie Spirit Award, Fargo Film Festival (2024)
Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature, Fargo Film Festival (2024)
Audience Choice Award for Wisconsin’s Own, Green Bay Film Festival (2024)
Grand Jury Award for Wisconsin’s Own, Green Bay Film Festival (2024)
FESTIVAL SCREENINGS:
deadCenter Film Festival Continuum Series | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (January 2024)
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival | Missoula, Montana (February 2024)
Fargo Film Festival | Fargo, North Dakota (March 2024)
Frozen River Film Festival | Winona, Minnesota (February 2024)
Green Bay Film Festival | Green Bay, Wisconsin (February 2024)
Beloit International Film Festival | Beloit, Wisconsin (April 2024)
Oneota Film Festival | Decorah, Iowa (March 2024)
Indy Film Fest | Indianapolis, Indiana (April 2023)
Reel Midwest Film Series Presented by Illinois Pubic Media | Champaign, Illinois (September 2023)
Interrobang Film Festival | Des Moines, Iowa (June 2023)
PopCon International Film Festival | Indianapolis, Indiana (August 2023)
Kansas City Film Festival International | Kansas City, Missouri (March 2023)
NewFilmmakers LA | Los Angeles, California (November 2023)
Port Townsend Film Festival | Port Townsend, Washington (September 2023)
Twin Cities Film Festival | St. Louis Park, Minnesota (October 2023)
Midwest Film Festival | Chicago, Illinois (April 2023)
NorthWestFest International Documentary Film Festival | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (May 2023)
Midwest Film Festival | Chicago, Illinois (April 2023)
Dayton Independent Film Festival | Dayton, Ohio (September 2023)
Oxford Film Festival | Oxford, Mississippi (March 2023)
Woods Hole Film Festival | Woods Hole, Massachusetts (July 2023)
Wisconsin Film Festival | Madison, Wisconsin (April 2023)
Madison Film Festival | Madison, Wisconsin (August 2023)
Columbus International Film Festival | Columbus, Ohio (April 2024)
Heartland International Film Festival | Indianapolis, Indiana (October 2023)
Farm to Film Festival | Washington, Iowa (May 2023)
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival | Minneapolis, Minnesota (April 2023)
Mountainfilm | Telluride, Colorado (May 2023)
United Nations Association Film Festival | Palo Alto, California (October 2023)
Hobnobben Film Festival | Fort Wayne, Indiana (October 2023)
Julien Dubuque International Film Festival | Dubuque, Iowa (April 2023)
Cinequest Film Festival | San Jose, California (August 2023)
Rhode Island International Film Festival | Providence, Rhode Island (August 2023)
Minnesota Film Festival | Duluth, Minnesota (March 2023)
Victory International Film Festival | Evansville, Indiana (September 2023)
Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival | Cedar Rapids, Iowa (April 2023)
