In Our Hands

Food and farming is in crisis. In just over a decade we’ve lost more than 33,000 farms from our countryside, and alongside this, bad diet is now causing more health problems than smoking! The fundamental link between people, food and the very land we stand on is being broken. Yet it need not be this way.

There is a growing movement of farmers and food workers who are creating vibrant farms, living soils, thriving food markets and a fairer food system for all. At the heart of all change lies a story, and In Our Hands is the story of a new kind of farm, a new kind of food and a new kind of society. This film has been created as an open source tool in order to debunk the myth of the industrial food system, and be a resource for farmers and activists in building a better world.

Crew

Produced by Black Bark Films and The Landworkers' Alliance

Directors: Joanne Barker and Sylvie Planel

Producers: Humphrey Lloyd and Holly Black

Editor: Jo Barker

Camera: Jason Brooks

Additional Camera: Nick Street, Matthias Ashford

Illustrations: Rosanna Morris

Animations: Tashina Alam

Grade: Jason Brooks

Original Score: Ben Osborn

Sound mix and design: Gary Fawle

Narration recorded at Ape Studios, Bristol

Archive: Shutterstock, La Via Campesina, The Landworkers' Alliance

Special thanks to everyone who contributed their time, resources, patience and love to the making of this film.

And to all our contributors for sharing their stories with us.