Terres nourricières

Nepřítel v týlu

January 1949 •Czech

Nejlepší na světě

January 1951 •Czech

Stroje na vesnici

December 1950 •Czech

A picture promoting collective farming and the use of tractors in agriculture. It introduces the work of the state tractor station in Chlumec - from the development of a uniform deployment plan to the departure of tractor drivers for specified tasks.

Plán nese ovoce

January 1951 •Czech

Příprava jarních prací 1951

January 1951 •Czech

Zem a stroj

January 1948 •Slovak

Vesnice na rozcestí

January 1948 •Czech

Slow Food Revolution

Invalid date •English

Speed - the obsession of the modern world - is determining what people should eat and how. Traditional foods are at risk of disappearing forever. An international eco-gastronomic movement known as Slow Food champions the protection of traditional culture, the environment and biodiversity while encouraging regional production, food education and pleasure. For these passionate and dedicated food lovers, sustainability, community and lifestyle are as important as seasonality, quality and taste.

Slums: Cities of Tomorrow

April 2014 •English

One billion people on our planet—one in six—live in shantytowns, slums or squats. Slums: Cities of Tomorrow challenges conventional thinking to propose that slums are in fact the solution, not the problem, to urban overcrowding caused by the massive migration of people to cities. (Lynne Fernie, HotDocs)

Meeting Place Organic Film

April 2016 •English

Local, organic, and sustainable are words we associate with food production today, but 40 years ago, when Fran and Tony McQuail started farming in Southwestern Ontario, they were barely spoken. Since 1973, the McQuails have been helping to build the organic farming community and support the next generation of organic farmers. This is a documentary about the McQuails that explores the very real ways their farm has contributed to the long term ecological viability of agriculture in Ontario. It is a call to action for all those who believe there is a better way to take care of our planet and feed the world.

Včera a dnes – Krmení a krmiči

December 1950 •Czech

A documentary about new methods of raising farm animals, made possible by the mechanization of agriculture.

La vérité si je menthe

December 2021 •French

Tu nourriras le monde

March 2022 •French

Jednotné roľnícke družstvá budujú

December 1950 •Slovak

Document about the achievements of unified agricultural cooperatives in Slovakia. In the form of an excursion, he takes the viewer around individual cooperatives in order to convince him of the success of new working methods in agriculture.

Na kořen zla

January 1948 •Czech

Príbeh Jána Kováča

December 1950 •Slovak

Agitka about a peasant who joined a unified agricultural cooperative when he became convinced of the benefits it provides.

Pochovali medze

December 1950 •Slovak

Promotional film about the benefits of joint farming in unified agricultural cooperatives in Slovakia.

Více cukru

December 1950 •Czech

A film about the importance of beet brigades. It shows the preparation of beet seed and the course of the growing season of the sugar beet, especially the moments when farmers cannot do without the help of part-time workers.

Anais Goes to War

April 2014 •French

Anaïs is 24 and nothing can stop her. Neither the bureaucratic rules of administration, nor the misogynistic teachers, nor the out-of-order tractor, nor the whims of the weather. One day she will be a farmer and grow her own aromatic and medicinal herbs. The film follows this hard liner, all alone against the rest of the world. She doesn’t care.

Gardens of the Orient

January 1936 •English

This portait of life on the tea plantations is decidedly rosy – clearly, there are no exploited workers here. However, the film provides an intriguing overview of tea production – from the planting of tea seeds to the final shipping of the precious leaves across the globe.