From the Black Earth

From the Black Earth (2022) is a documentary film directed by Bashart Malik.

From the Black Earth is a collaboration between Bristol based company Cables and Cameras, and a local farmer Humphrey Lloyd. Employing both lucid speakers and poetic camera work, the film poses stark questions such as; why does food poverty exist in a nation of plenty, and why are people of colour so under represented not only in our countryside and farms, but in the environmental movement more broadly? By giving a platform to people of colour who are connecting with nature and working the land, this short documentary starts to unpick these questions...

Cast

Humphrey Lloyd

Tara Miran

Roy Kareem

Mark Barnaby

Mandy Watson

Dee Woods