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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

PolyCultures: 3 Cuts Available Online



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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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