The Garden (2008)

Directed by

Scott Hamilton Kennedy

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 20m

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A community garden in Los Angeles is run by a mostly Latin group of farmers. When the land is sold and the new owner wants them off, they fight to save their farm. The film shows their struggle and eventual eviction.

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What happens

The Garden is a 2008 American documentary film directed by Scott Hamilton Kennedy. It tells the story of the now demolished South Central Farm; a community garden and urban farm located in Los Angeles, California. The Garden details the plight of the South Central Farmers, a mostly Latin community of farmers who organized and worked on the farm. After a suspected back room deal, the land upon which the farm operated was sold from the city back to the original owner, Ralph Horowitz. He then decided he did not want to allow the farmers to use it anymore. Despite efforts to keep their farm, the South Central Farmers were evicted and their garden was bulldozed. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature on 22 January 2008. The Garden includes appearances by Danny Glover, Daryl Hannah, and Antonio Villaraigosa. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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