80% of Black Farms Lost: Sundance Winner 'Seeds' Explores Decline

The Sundance Film Festival’s U.S. Documentary Competition Grand Jury Prize winner, “Seeds,” directed by Brittany Shyne, delves into the decline of Black farming in the American South. The film, which is in black-and-white, highlights the loss of generational Black farms, with statistics showing an 80% decline in Black-owned farms since the 1920s. “Seeds” is now managed by Indox, a non-fiction agency, for international festival rights. Another film, “Silent Observers,” directed by Bulgarian filmmaker Eliza Petkova, explores the mystical life in a remote Bulgarian village. This film, focusing on six animal inhabitants, has its UK and Irish festival rights handled by Indox. Both films represent Indox’s commitment to unique, artistically rigorous projects that challenge traditional storytelling.

Source: deadline.com