2023

Roots

The Chicken Next Door

Directed by Ezra Key-Cohen, Michael J. Scott and Saul and Ferholt-Kahn

Bringing together the voices and stories of backyard chicken farmers in Connecticut, The Chicken Next Door demonstrates the joy of raising chickens, the power of friendship, and how keeping chickens can be considered a radical act.

A NEAT Place

Directed by Ana Camargo, Graham Johnson and Rowan Roudebush

After losing access to their community garden plot and getting evicted from their office space, the North End Action Team and residents of the North End of Middletown imagine ways to continue growing.

Barely a percentage

Directed by Nola Busansky, Joel Pau and Ronald Ceesay

Azeem Blessings Kareem is inspired by his childhood in Hartford, his relationship with his wife, and his creative work as a Hip Hop artist to forge a new life as a young black farmer in Connecticut.