SEEDS

SEEDS is a quiet, powerful exploration of Black agrarian life in the rural South told through the lens of different generational farms:

The film follows the elders of the Kentavia-Williams family farm in Thomasville, Georgia. This Black-owned farm has been in existence for 142 years. A once bustling family farm, run and managed by many, the farm has a deep history. We spend leisurely time with the siblings, such as the late Carlie Williams (89). Through their perspective, the value of the farm and the role of community come alive. 

We also meet Willie Head Jr. (66), a solitary farmer who harvests, farms and runs his own business. He works the land that his grandfather acquired in 1938 for $300. Willie’s passion and commitment to building his farm is closely tied to the future and well-being for his grandchildren and future descendants.

All along the way, the film documents communal and spatial relationships in the rural south. Our film is a simmering meditation on the act of existing in a society in which history has not been kind, nor gentle and yet, notwithstanding, one strives to persevere amidst greater obstacles. Through these stories, we see the cycles of inequity and embedded racism that persist to this present day, and the signs of hope and renewal with younger generations of farmers. By weaving an inter-generational quilt, SEEDS emphasizes how as human beings, we are innately tied to our foundational roots and how these roots carry our ancestral memories – somber, bitter, and sweet.