PolyCultures: Food Where We Live

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

PolyCultures: 3 Cuts Available Online

Posted by Tom Kondilas at 7:35 AM 0 comments

About the Documentary

PolyCultures shows the diverse communities in post-industrial Cleveland coming together to grow a more sustainable and equitable food system

LESS Productions and the New Agrarian Center partnered to create the 100-min. movie that debuted to sold-out crowds at the 33rd Cleveland International Film Festival

It can be licensed for public screening or library circulation and bought on DVD for home use here

Please contact us about publicly screening the shorter cuts made for PBS / Wild & Scenic Film Festival

Brief Synopsis
Initial Press Release
Contact Us

Trailers & Clips

Official Trailer: "Problem > Solution > Action"
Official Music Video: "What I've Been Looking For" by Andy Wagner
4:17 Introduction to PolyCultures
5:00-clip about "Food Deserts"
3:40-clip about Hartzler Family Dairy going natural again
DVD Release Party Promo with Greenhouse Tavern's Chef Sawyer
WVIZ/PBS ideastream® Applause: Jump to the 9:00 mark for clips & an interview with the filmmakers

Buy or License the DVD

Order PolyCultures DVD

Reviews

The Ethicurean
Plain Dealer
Scene Magazine
Self-Guided Tour
Transient Hobo
City Vision: Project Cleveland
Express Milwaukee
TheViewFrom32
Messy Magazine

PolyCultures Channels

LocalFoodCleveland.org Group
Facebook Group
The IMDB Page

2010 Screenings

Open house for the Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods in Cleveland, OH - Thursday, June 10th
Mansfield Multimedia Art Explosion in Mansfield, OH - Saturday, June 4th
American Planning Association in Cleveland, OH - Tuesday, May 25th
OSU & Local Matters in Columbus, OH - Thursday, May 15th
Whole Foods Market presents Let's Retake Our Plates Film Series in Lakewood, OH - Friday, April 30th
PBS premiere on WVIZ in Northeast Ohio - Wednesday, April 21st at 8:00p
PBS premiere on WVIZ in Northeast Ohio - Plain Dealer article
Sheboygan Area Local Food Alliance in Sheboygan, WI - Monday, March 29th
Delray Beach Film Festival in Delray Beach, FL - Sunday, March 28th
SD Roots "Food for Thought" film series screening in San Diego, CA - Tuesday, March 2nd (POSTPONED UNTIL 2011)
31st annual Ohio Ecological Food & Farm Association (OEFFA) conference in Granville, OH - Saturday, February 13th
Phangan Film Festival in Koh Phangan, Thailand - Friday, February 12th
CWRU Film Society's 6th annual local filmmakers night in Cleveland, OH - Saturday, February 6th
Frozen River Film Festival in Winona, MN - Saturday, January 30th at 6p
Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival in Nevada City, CA - Saturday, January 16th

2009 Screenings

Rocky River Nature Center - Thursday, December 10th from 7-9pm - (search page for "PolyCultures" to find the details)
Wooster Local Foods Co-Op in Wooster, OH - Saturday, November 21st
Cleveland Bioneers, Levin College, & Rivers Edge screening at CSU's Levin College of Urban Affairs - Friday, October 23rd @ 5p
Tremont Farmers Market Screening at Pilgrim Church - Friday, October 23rd @ 6p
13th Annual Community Food Security Coalition Conference in Des Moines, IA - Monday, October 12th
Oberlin College ENVS and EnviroAlums Reunion - Saturday, October 10th
Tom Bullock fundraiser potluck - Saturday, October 10th
Tom Bullock fundraiser potluck - Facebook event
Eat Local Challenge at Bon Appétit's Market Café - Tuesday, September 29th
Snowville Creamery screening at Ohio University in Athens, OH - Friday, September 19th
Grey to Green Festival in Youngstown, OH - Saturday, September 12th
Sea Rocket invite-only preview in San Diego, CA - Thursday, September 10th
Cleveland Cuyahoga County Food Policy Coalition screening at River's Edge in the Rocky River neighborhood of Cleveland - Wednesday, September 9th
Waterloo Cafe screening in Collinwood neighborhood of Cleveland - Thursday, September 3rd
Washington University's in St. Louis, MO - Sunday, August 30
Washington University's in St. Louis, MO - interview with Tom on KDHX radio show "Earthworms"
Times Cinema in Milwaukee, WI - Saturday, August 22nd
Meetup event in Chicago, IL - Wednesday, August 19th
Great Lakes Brewing Company - August 4th
Fine Arts Council of Trumbull County in Warren, Ohio - Monday, July 20th
Fine Arts Council of Trumbull County - "Making Connections" review of the event by Melissa Miller of Miller Livestock
Fine Arts Council of Trumbull County - Interview with the director in the Tribune Chronicle
Fine Arts Council of Trumbull County - "Outdoor movies return to ampitheatre"
Studio 35 in Columbus, Ohio - Saturday, July 11th - official event poster
Studio 35 - More info on the event & how it relates to Food Inc.
Studio 35 - Discussion among potential attendees
Studio 35 - Columbus Dispatch listing

CIFF-Related Press

WVIZ/PBS ideastream® Applause: Jump to the 9:00 mark for clips & an interview with the filmmakers
WVIZ/PBS ideastream® Applause: Interview with Maurice Small, plus more clips from the movie
Cleveland International Film Festival
CIFF Daily - "Food and filmmakers make for a tasty evening"
CIFF Daily - "A star gets brighter"
CIFF Blog - David's Bacon-Beet-Grapefruit-Granola Ice Cream Recipe
CIFF Blog - David's Kohlrabi & Bok Choi Recipe
CIFF Blog - Film Forums
CIFF Blog - Go Local!
Plain Dealer
Scene
Cool Cleveland
EarthWatch Ohio
Cleveland Foundation
Whole Foods Market
Great Lakes Brewing Company
Cleveland Going Green Meetup Group
Contributing musician Andy Wagner
Case Western Reserve University
Oberlin College
Midpark High School
Berea City School District
Green City Blue Lake
WRUW - 91.1 FM
Stuartblog2

DVD Release Party @ the Greenhouse Tavern

Video Promo with Chef Sawyer by LESS Productions
Official Party Poster by Dan & Jordan Dreyer
Scene: PolyCultures release party at Greenhouse Tavern
Plain Dealer: Five Things to Chew On This Week
Cool Cleveland (scroll down to This Week: Monday)
Cleveland Magazine listing
Brewed Fresh Daily blog post
Transient Hobo blog post
Renovating the Rust Belt blog post
Chef's Widow blog post
Greenhouse Tavern blog post
Greenhouse Tavern

New Agrarian Center's PolyCultures Pages

Main Page
Musicians Featured in PolyCultures
Executive Producer Note - The Inspiration of PolyCultures
Note from Filmmakers
Essay on Plot 1 - City Fresh: Connecting City & Country
Essay on Plot 2 - Access to Healthy Food: Nourishing Urban Neighborhoods
Essay on Plot 5 - Sustainable Business: Investing in Community

Preview Screenings

Oberlin College - Sunday, May 24th
ENVS 294 Community Food Development at Oberlin College
2009 Leadership Summit - Saturday, March 21st
2009 Leadership Summit - Recap
E4S Local Food for Four Million - Tuesday, February 17th

Other Press

2009 Yosemite Film Festival - El Capitan Award Winner in the Environmental/Mountain Film Competition
Official Web Selection of the 2009 Blue Planet Film Fest
2009 recipient of Accolade Award
Serious Eats: "Movies that go beyond Food Inc."
Local Roots blog about Wooster screening
Sustaino blog about Tom Bullock screening
Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Funders - Food and Ag Films, TV & Other Media Resources
Mentioned in Chef Gifts holiday ideas article
What's Your Carbon Footprint? Related Books/Films
John Carroll University licenses PolyCultures for its library
Blurb about PolyCultures in "Food Inc. and the Economic Piece of The Gillings Sustainable Agriculture Project" from UNC's Gillings School of Global Public Health
Bon Appétit BRAVO Newsletter
Review on Food & Design blog
PolyCultures on IMDB's list of Best Environmental Documentaries
PolyCultures on IMDB's list of Best Sustainable Agriculture Titles
Rock Proper record label applauding its musicians in the movie
Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL)
Greater Akron Partnership For Sustainability
Great Lakes Green Pages post
Learn about sustainable, healthy food Sunday at church

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