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Doors 6:30 p.m.; Event 7 p.m.
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THE EXPERIENCE

Join us for a screening of Seeds, an intimate and visually poetic portrait of generations of Black farmers in the American South. The feature will be preceded by the 4 min film Superorganism Music Video ft. WRK!  by Syon Davis.

“Seeds is, at the abundant heart of it all, is a work of protest art and political activism through sheer poetry….Attention must be paid. You feel at times like you’re watching a memorial for a way of life that’s in danger of truly going away. More importantly, you feel like your watching life, unfolding its all of glory and sorrow and minutiae and celebratory moments—and its the grace with which Shyne presents all of this that spurs you and moves you. – Rolling Stone

“Lyrical portrait of a way of life which harbors an urgency that’s very much of our moment… A softly sung ballad, handed down from generation to generation.” – New York Times

“A remarkable portrait of America’s oldest Black farmers and the resilience they exhibit…an incredibly rewarding journey, a film indebted to the past that feels brilliantly alive.” – IndieWire

ON SCREEN: Seeds

2025. Directed by Brittany Shyne. Runtime: 2 hours 3 minutes. 

Interweaving the stories of three Black generational farmers to create a collective and intimate portrait of farming today, Seeds is a moving and powerful exploration of their lives, joys and struggles as well as the fragility of legacy and owning land.

With remarkable intimacy, the film documents their everyday lives—cotton harvesting, chasing cows, dealing with broken machinery, and financial precarities. The camera relishes simple moments—conversations through car windows, candy from grandma’s purse as it captures moments of warmth, joy, and fulfillment—turning them into striking vignettes that honor the families’ connection to the land and each other.

But the sobering reality underscores the urgency of their story. Black farmers owned 16 million acres of land in 1910, but today, that number has dwindled to a fraction. The farmers in the community struggle to access funding that white farmers nearby seem to secure with ease.

Through these inter-generational stories, we see the cycles of inequity and embedded racism that persist to this present day, and the signs of hope and renewal with younger generations of farmers. Seeds emphasizes how human beings are innately tied to our foundational roots, roots which carry our ancestral memories—somber, bitter, and sweet.

ON SCREEN: Superorganism Music Video ft. WRK!

2026. Directed by Syon Davis. Runtime: 4minutes. 

SUPERORGANISM features WRK! (Jacque Hammond, Vaughn Kimmons, and Yawa) and keyon gaskin as leaf cutter ants in a symbiotic relationship with fungus that they farm in order to mutually survive. As a superorganism, or eusocial beings,  leaf cutter ants function cooperatively, as one unit, rather than individuals. Through this funky mixed-media groove, we celebrate the beauty of community and collective cooperation. Cinematography by Kalimah Abioto. Costumes by Adriene Cruz, Rone Chanel, Aiyana Mcclinton, and Marquishia Winters..

Thank you to the Portland Events and Film Office for their support of the event as well.

ON STAGE: 

Anyeley Hallová (Panelist) – Anyeley is a real estate developer with over 20 years of experience in the built environment. She is the founder of Adre, an equity-centered development company formed with the purpose of developing projects that create social and economic benefits for groups that traditionally lack access to real estate ownership and investment.  For 12 years, Anyeley was a partner with project^, a Pacific Northwest development company, where she focused on shepherding projects through entitlements and construction. During her tenure, she delivered over $110M in award-winning sustainable market-rate housing, student housing, homes for sale, retail, and offices for mission-driven organizations.  She led the research and development of Framework, the first permitted wood high-rise in the U.S., serving as a catalyst for the country’s mass timber industry. She also spearheaded the headquarters project for Meyer Memorial Trust, one of Oregon’s largest foundations, which earned a ULI Americas Award for Excellence as a top 10 development in North and South America.Her civic leadership includes serving as Chair of Oregon’s Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). A published researcher and writer, she is on the patent Sustainable Performance Information for a Property and is author of “A Kids Book About Real Estate Development”.

Mirabai Collins (Panelist) – She/Her  – Mirabai Collins is a Co-Founder and Director of Black Futures Farm (BFF), whose mission is to reconnect Black people to the land through creative placemaking, regenerative agriculture, and community building. She fosters community relationships and advances BFF’s mission through partnerships, encouraging Black and other people of color to learn, share, and gather together in urban outdoors. Her experience includes urban farming, teaching, prison education and activism, caregiving, community development, grant writing, and social services.

Ivan McClellan (Panelist) – Ivan McClellan is the Founder and CEO of Eight Seconds and the Eight Seconds Rodeo. Driven by a sense of purpose, his work has transformed the lives of these cowboys and influenced the western space. He has executed numerous campaigns for Wrangler, Tecovas, Boot Barn, Stetson, Ariat and many other brands highlighting the spectacular Black cowboys driving this culture forward. His background is working as Design Director for internationally renowned advertising firms, most recently AKQA. Working on activations for the U.S. National Soccer Team, Chicago Marathon, Nike, Adidas and more serve his ambition to create an innovative and premium rodeo product.

Kalimah Abioto (Moderator) – Kalimah Abioto is a filmmaker, writer and new media artist working between Portland, OR and New Orleans, LA. Her work has been shown from Virginia to Mali, West Africa. Kalimah is the recipient of multiple grants, artist residencies and awards through Open Signal Media, The Regional Arts and Culture Council (RACC), Community Lift, The Kresge Foundation and The Southern Documentary Fund among others. Her works have been commissioned by STAX Museum, Africa House, DiVersa Media and more. Kalimah continues to expand and grow as a human being, a Black Woman and Artist. There is no telling where her imagination will take her next…