Greener Pastures

A quiet, sobering immersion into hard rural lives, watching seasons and debts accumulate with patient empathy and mounting worry.

Directed by

Samuel-Ali Mirpoorian

Genres

Documentary

Tagline

An urgent and intimate look at American farming, told through the stories of farmers living at the intersection of climate change, industrialization & a mental health crisis.

Overview

Contemplating the future of farming in America through the day-to-day lives of four small, Midwestern, multigenerational family farms over the course of three years.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest and bleak. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Work, family, isolation, survival

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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