In lush black-and-white imagery, Seeds documents Black farmers in the American South. The land where they work and live has been in their families for generations, and there is a deep attachment to place and purpose, each harvest an act of support for the generation to come. The visual tapestry is woven together through vivid everyday moments and connections: a child bounces on a bed, a grandfather pries back floorboards to stabilize the foundation below, a small granddaughter embraces her older relative in the back seat of a car. The care for the land, the structures upon it, and for one another are evident in every frame. Director Brittany Shyne takes her time observing and artfully framing these snapshots of life. An intricate sound design amplifies the intersection of earth, people, and machine, as blades whir and engines hum alongside quieter moments, as if to underscore both the hardship and the beauty of this way of life.  ST

Q&A following screening.