Follow the Drinking Gourd
2019•NR•1h 0m•Released
Documentary
FOLLOW THE DRINKING GOURD is a feature documentary about the Black food justice movement. Family-friendly, funny, and moving, this 60-minute film connects the legacy of slavery, land loss, and climate change to our fight for food security.
Director
Shirah Dedman
Studio
Liberated Lens
Cast
Leah Penniman
Self
Naima Penniman
Self
Sticman
Self
Will Scott
Self
Wanda Stewart
Self
Chanowk Yisrael
Self
Rahanna Bisseret Martinez
Self
Adrionna Fike
Self
Gail Myers
Self
Ben Burkett
Self
Jamil Burns
Self
Production
Company
Liberated Lens
Producer
Shirah Dedman
Producer
Anka Karewicz
Producer
Dennis Terry
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