Occupy the Farm

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Occupy the Farm

Released Nov 14, 2014

1h 47m

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Urban farmers break onto land in San Francisco to plant acres of vegetables to prevent the land from being developed.

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Los Angeles Times

Darling's documentary is garden-variety filmmaking, but it does an effective job in illustrating how years of fiscal crises have forced academia and industry to forge alliances that once would have been considered unlikely.

Nov 17, 2014

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

The director, Todd Darling, is so busy fist-pumping for urban farming - and so dazzled by his granola heroes - that naysayers must be demeaned and denigrated.

Nov 13, 2014

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Ernest Hardy

Village Voice

It illustrates the staggering extent to which corporate interests dictate policy and shape scientific research (who it is for, where it is applied).

Nov 11, 2014

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Louis Proyect

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Don't pay attention to the NY Times review. They didn't care for Occupy Wall Street either--the action itself, not any film.

Nov 14, 2014

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200 protesting "farmers" occupy land in the East Bay that by charter was placed in the public trust so they can feed the disadvantaged neighborhood that has precious few food stores but plenty of liquor stores. By occupying this parcel, they forestall UC Berkeley's plan to sell the land to developers. They are also interrupting university scientists' research for Monsanto. This movie is well-paced with dramatic developments and reversals, as well as articulate protestors with a lot of heart. Excellent film. I highly recommend it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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A victory for the good guys! a dramatic story of a band of farmers who protect the last acres of farmland in an urban landscape.

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01/18/23

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at last! a feel good documentary that also deals with real stuff. anyone who cares about food and thinks that we are powerfless should see this and take hope. Highly recommended!

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01/13/23

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We loved this film...suspenseful, thoughtful, fun, funny at times, very serious at times...and raises important issues about the role of public universities...and the increasing role that large corporations are playing in universities. A real-life David and Goliath story...and the "Davids" are all so delightful I wanted to invite them over for dinner so I could get to know them better! A must-see movie for anyone with a sense of humor who cares about our world.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Carl Grether

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Synopsis

Urban farmers break onto land in San Francisco to plant acres of vegetables to prevent the land from being developed.

Director: Todd Darling
Producer: Steve Brown, Todd Darling, Carl Grether
Distributor: Ignite Channel
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 14, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 1, 2015
Runtime: 1h 47m

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