Humus (2022)

Directed by

Carole Poliquin

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 34m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A documentary about a farming couple in Quebec who use sustainable techniques to protect their soil from erosion. The film follows their daily work and decisions on the farm.

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What happens

Humus is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Carole Poliquin and released in 2022. The film centres on Mélina Plante and François D'Aoust, a farming couple in Havelock, Quebec, who are implementing sustainable agriculture techniques on their farm in response to the high worldwide risk of topsoil erosion. The film premiered on May 20, 2022, in Montreal. Delphine Measroch received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Original Music in a Documentary at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards, and Geoffroy Beauchemin received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Cinematography in a Documentary at the 25th Quebec Cinema Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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