The Church Forests of Ethiopia
by Jeremy Seifert
Over the past century, farming and the needs of a growing population have replaced nearly all of Ethiopia’s old-growth forests with agricultural fields. This film tells the story of the country’s church forests—pockets of lush biodiversity, protected by hundreds of churches, that are scattered like emerald pearls across a brown sea of farm fields.
Breathing with the forest
Emergence Magazine and UK artist, Marshmallow Laser Feast, invite you to delve into an immersive experience that visualizes the hidden cycle of respiration that connects us with the Amazon rainforest, and feel into the exchange between trees, mycelial networks, and the wider living world through the rhythm of your own breath.
Common Ground
The highly anticipated sequel to the juggernaut success documentary, Kiss the Ground, which touched over 1 billion people globally and inspired the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to put $20 billion toward soil health. By fusing journalistic expose’ with deeply personal stories from those on the front lines of the food movement, Common Ground unveils a dark web of money, power, and politics behind our broken food system. The film reveals how unjust practices forged our current farm system in which farmers of all colors are literally dying to feed us. The film profiles a hopeful and uplifting movement of white, black, and indigenous farmers who are using alternative “regenerative” models of agriculture that could balance the climate, save our health, and stabilize America’s economy – before it’s too late. Watch the trailer below.
