Director:
Tom Kondilas
Run Time: 104 minutes
Country: USA
Year: 2009
Tom Kondilas
Run Time: 104 minutes
Country: USA
Year: 2009
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Poly Cultures: Food Where We Live
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In POLY CULTURES, local filmmaker Tom Kondilas describes the thriving effort in Northeast Ohio to bring back small scale, sustainable organic farming. In contemporary society, which is based on industrialized agriculture, food is typically moved 1,500-1,800 miles from place of growth to place of consumption. This results in the use of a huge amount of hydrocarbon fuels, not to mention a reliance on often harmful growing technologies. Advocates of a return to ecological agriculture who give testimonials in the film include the proprietors of the George Jones Memorial Farm, a 70 acre sustainable farm owned by Oberlin College and operated privately by a group of alumni. Then there’s City Fresh, a joint initiative that works to bring local produce to underserved areas in Cleveland and Lorain. Harold Hartzler, a dairy farmer from Wooster, describes how his use of pesticides beginning in the 1950s eventually made his animals sick and the earth unusable, until he reverted to natural methods. Proprietors of the Pint Size Farm at Hale Farm in Bath describe how they grow exclusively for the Great Lakes Brewery. POLY CULTURES is a testimony to the imagination of local innovators who are dedicated to revitalizing a sustainable model of commerce. – B.B.
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| Sidebars | Standing Up Competition, Local Heroes, It's Easy Being Green |
| Producer | Brad Masi |
| Screenplay | David Pearl |
| Cinematography | Tom Kondilas |
| Editing | David Pearl, Tom Konilas |
| Music | Andy Wagner, Bruce Comings, Geoffro Cause, Stealth Attack, Where the Moon Came From, Xeron |
| Director Bio | Tom Kondilas is a Cleveland based actor and producer wish Less Productions. He also was the star of the 32nd CIFF Trailer. |
| Select Filmography | POLY CULTURES: FOOD WHERE WE LIVE (2009) |
| Print Source |
LESS Productions tom.kondilas@gmail.com www.lessproductions.com |
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Past Screenings
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 6:45 PM- with FilmForum
Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 11:30 AM
Sunday, March 29, 2009 at 9:25 AM
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