World Premiere
Common Ground
Spotlight Documentary
Feature | Mexico, United States | 105 MINUTES | English | English subtitlesDocumentary, Environmental, Food, Nature, Journalism
From Kiss the Ground filmmakers Rebecca and Josh Tickell, Common Ground, narrated by Laura Dern, presents an urgent message about the poisonous practices within American food systems. At the forefront of this plight are the farmers and families who have lived through tragedy and illness at the hands of government policies that favor Big Ag and big profits. In acknowledging how racism has forged today’s farming industry, regenerative farmers are returning to pre-colonial practices pioneered by indigenous and Black farmers to restore soil, keep Americans alive, and leave a legacy for generations to follow.
Common Ground emphasizes the need to face the reality of our food systems and how profits and power are the driving force behind them. This issue affects all Americans, from the soil we stand on to the toxic air we breathe. Fighting against agro-chemical business in favor of regenerative farming is presented as a clear, bipartisan necessity for the health of our country, its people, and our collective future.––Daniela Leal
Common Ground is the recipient of the 2023 Human/Nature Award, a prize established to amplify a film that best exemplifies solution-oriented environmental storytelling.
Cast & Credits
Directed by
Josh Tickell and Rebecca Tickell
Director
Josh and Rebecca Tickell
Producer
Rebecca Tickell, Josh Tickell, Eric Dillon
Screenwriter
Josh Tickell, Rebecca Tickell, Johnny O'Hara
Cinematographer
Joaquim Pujol, Simon Balderas
Editor
Ryan A. Nichols, Anthony Ellison
Composer
Jim Fairchild, Jacob Snider
Executive Producer
Bill and Laurie Benenson, Jan Ellison Baszucki, John Paul DeJoria, Pamela Green, George and Gloriana Gund, Julian Lennon, Melony and Adam Lewis, Christopher Lindstrom, Annie Roney, Regina K. Scully, Ian Somerhalder,
Co-Producer
Corinne Bourdeau, Paul Cohen, Ryland Engelhart, Finian Makepeace, Susan Rockefeller, John Roulac
Cast
Laura Dern, Jason Momoa, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, Ian Somerhalder, Donald Glover
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