Farmland Documentary is Coming to Illinois

Academy Award-winning filmmaker James Moll’s new feature length documentary, Farmland, will be released nationally yesterday, with a special advance screening of the film hosted by the Illinois Farm Families coalition at AMC River East Theatre in Chicago.

Farmland offers viewers an intimate and firsthand glimpse into the lives of six young farmers and ranchers across the U.S. chronicling their high-risk-high-reward jobs, and their passion for a way of life that has been passed down from generation to generation, yet continues to evolve.

“In Farmland, audiences will hear thoughts and opinions about agriculture, but not from me, and not from a narrator,” Moll says about his film. “They’re from the mouths of the farmers and ranchers themselves.”

The film will be shown to the public for a week starting May 2 at the AMC River East Theatre in Chicago. Other Illinois locations will follow at a later date.

For more information, visit www.FarmlandFilm.com.

“With the average American several generations removed from farm life, we hope that this film finds a wide audience of those interested in where their food comes from,” said Reid Blossom, IBA executive vice president. “The six farmers in the film discuss many misconceptions about agriculture. Illinois farmers and agriculturists can expand this conversation by promoting Farmland to others.”