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Seeds
Directed by
Brittany Shyne
2025
2h 3m
Documentary
7.2
97%
7.0
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A look into the lives of Black generational farmers, unveiling the challenges of maintaining legacy and the value of land ownership.
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Cast of Seeds
Brittany Shyne
Director / Producer / Director Of Photography
Danielle Varga
Producer
Sabrina Schmidt Gordon
Producer
Leslie Fields-Cruz
Executive Producer
Maida Lynn
Executive Producer
Malika Zouhali-Worrall
Editor
Aubrey Keith
Assistant Editor
Damon Beirne
Assistant Editor
Daniel Timmons
Sound Designer
Ben Kruse
Sound Designer
Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe
Original Music Composer
Elliot Lowe
Sound Editor
Seeds Ratings & Reviews
New York Times
Alissa Wilkinson
The impersonal problems of financing and statistics become personal, and the history of discrimination feels much closer, more concrete. And if we're looking closely, we can see, in the younger generations of farmers, the seeds of the future.
RogerEbert.com
Brian Tallerico
Moments have a tactile intimacy that's incredibly powerful, placing these ordinary people in an almost timeless continuum of seemingly ordinary behavior that becomes extraordinary in memory, or through the eyes of a camera.
NYC Movie Guru
Avi Offer
A warm, poetic and exquisitely shot documentary.
Geek Vibes Nation
Jaylan Salah
SEEDS doesn't try to ask sophisticated questions that it can't answer, nor does it search for a solution to an expanding global problem of manpower decay. It simply states the obvious and challenges us to think.
Screen Rant
Gregory Nussen
Shyne's film addresses the entrenched and systemic racial discrimination these generational farmers face, but most of the film's emotional heft comes to us through uncommon and highly focused images.
Slant Magazine
Alexander Mooney
Brittany Shyne's lens is held rapt by the ramblings and insights of the elderly, but it springs to life when it's turned toward the next generation, whose future is of utmost concern in light of the socioeconomic tensions documented by the film.
Culture Mix
Carla Hay
Seeds is a cinéma vérité-styled documentary that intimately looks at the plight of African American farmers in an industry where racism, loss of land, and decreasing resources affect their livelihoods. Family life remains a unifying foundation.
The SS Ben Hecht
Stephen Silver
Absolutely gorgeous, utilizing black and white photography to tell the stories of Black farmers in the American South.
Shade Studios
Marissa Hill
What truly sets Seeds apart is its exploration of the broader theme of entrepreneurship. The film showcases not just the hardships of farming, but the entrepreneurial spirit required to keep these farms afloat in the face of adversity.
rachelsreviews.net
Rachel Wagner
A stunningly shot documentary
RogerEbert.com
Robert Daniels
There is no part of "Seeds" that doesn't feel like a priceless heirloom, like a window into a critical cultural history that must be maintained or lest be permanently lost.
Rolling Stone
David Fear
It's a work of political activism through sheer lyricism.
Screen Zealots
Louisa Moore
While small moments are beautifully captured in stunning black-and-white, I found myself wishing for more direction or insight. This meditative documentary might not be the most accessible or engaging for viewers who prefer a more structured narrative.
DwightBrownInk.com
Dwight Brown
Invites you into the homes and onto the fields of stalwart Black farmers.
The Playlist
Christian Gallichio
"Seeds" may be indebted to the elder subjects that Shyne centralizes, but it's also a film that dares to look forward, suggesting that - despite everything - these farms will continue.
Moveable Fest
Stephen Saito
A landmark all on its own.
Variety
Lisa Kennedy
Director Brittany Shyne's debut feature feels elegiac. A requiem is not the filmmaker's intention, however. With the patience of a sower, Shyne lets the lives of her subjects unfold gently over two hours.
RogerEbert.com
Zachary Lee
"Seeds" isn't just a stunning portrait of the people who labor not only to feed the world. It's also about a lifestyle that runs counterintuitive to the exploitative forces in which many of us live our lives.
IndieWire
Esther Zuckerman
You have to orient yourself to the slow rhythms of the piece, which encourage you to relish in these quiet moments. But it's an incredibly rewarding journey, a film indebted to the past that feels brilliantly alive.
The Hollywood Reporter
Lovia Gyarkye
With Seeds, Shyne helps spotlights the farmer, the mature and the budding, fighting to protect what remains.
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