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Even though NYSAWG's first film series is over, you can still check out the film descriptions and trailers below.  Let us know if you would like to borrow the DVD for any of these titles.
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Before the flood (2016)
https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/before-the-flood-2016/?trailer=true

Join Leonardo DiCaprio as he explores the topic of climate change, and discovers what must be done today to prevent catastrophic disruption of life on our planet.
From Academy Award -winning filmmaker Fisher Stevens and Academy Award-winning actor, environmental activist and U.N. Messenger of Peace Leonardo DiCaprio, Before the Flood presents a riveting account of the dramatic changes now occurring around the world due to climate change, as well as the actions we as individuals and as a society can take to prevent catastrophic disruption of life on our planet. The film follows DiCaprio as he travels to five continents and the Arctic speaking to scientists, world leaders, activists and local residents to gain a deeper understanding of this complex issue and investigate concrete solutions to the most pressing environmental challenge of our time.
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Seeds of Sovereignty (2013)
https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/seeds-of-sovereignty-2013/

As the world’s agriculture and food systems face a crisis of disappearing seed diversity, a new short film tells the story of how African farming communities and organisations are reviving traditional seed diversity across the continent, and resisting mounting corporate pressure to use industrialised seed and farming methods.
This film is the follow up to our landmark 2012 film Seeds of Freedom, narrated by Jeremy Irons. Find out more and watch more films at seedsoffreedom.info
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Abundant Land: Soil, Seeds and Sovereignty (2017)
https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/abundant-land-soil-seeds-and-sovereignty/

Abundant Land is a 60-minute documentary that follows a group of Hawaiian residents on the island of Moloka’i as they oppose the biotech industry's use of their land to test genetically engineered seeds, and work to restore an integrated food system based on ancient Hawaiian farming practices.
Go to abundantland.com for more info.
NY Sustainable Agriculture Working Group and Fresh Local NY are sponsored projects of Southern Tier West RP&DB

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