15 December 2019 Factual 60 mins
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.
Watch the official Follow the Drinking Gourd 2019 trailer in HD below.
Leah Penniman as Self
Naima Penniman as Self
Sticman as Self
Will Scott as Self
Wanda Stewart as Self
Chanowk Yisrael as Self
Rahanna Bisseret Martinez as Self
Adrionna Fike as Self
Gail Myers as Self
Ben Burkett as Self
Jamil Burns as Self
Shirah Dedman Director
Anthony Capitan Story Editor
Shirah Dedman Producer
Anka Karewicz Producer
Dennis Terry Producer
Anka Karewicz Cinematography
Noémie Serfaty Cinematography
Erin Turney Cinematography
Shirah Dedman Editor
Anka Karewicz Editor
United States 15 December 2019
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