
Adeeperconnectiontotradition,alinktohistoricalroots,andtheseedsfreelyofferedbytheearth(includingtheveryidentityofitspeople)areonlybutafewoftheinvaluablegiftsafarmcanprovide.InSeeds,oneofthemostbreathtakingobservationaldocumentariesofrecentyears,thecameralenscapturestheetherealessenceoftheconceptoflegacy.ThroughanintimatelookatthelifeofanAfro-AmericanfamilyoffarmersintheruralSouth,BrittanyShyne’sexceptionaldirectorialdebutcaptureshowthesepeoplebravelywithstandsystemicracismtomaintaintheirholdontheirland–andbemaintainedbyitinreturn.Withoutneglectingtoaddressthepoliticaldimensionsofthisissue(andbyexposingtheAmericangovernment’sresponsibilityfortheincreasinglydwindlinglandedpropertyovertheyears),Shynerevealsafar-reachingdirectorialandaestheticvision.Avisuallycaptivatingfilmwithanalmosttangiblesenseofmelancholy.