By Avril Rowland
Regenerative Agriculture Tackles Climate Change is a short film by Jessica Thompson. The film explains the basics of regenerative agriculture, a conservation focused approach to farming and grazing practices that work to reverse the effects of climate change on soil. “Regenerative agriculture rebuilds topsoil, and, at scale, can provide global food security,” says Tracy Fernandez Rysavy, as quoted by the film. The concept was developed fairly recently and isn’t yet widely known.
Though not majorly flawed, Regenerative Agriculture Tackles Climate Change could benefit from some changes. The purpose of the film is important; people can’t support a practice they are unaware of. But the film’s explanation of regenerative agriculture is bare bones, leaving the viewer unclear on what the term “regenerative agriculture” fully means. Keeping the introduction simple is a valid approach, but we need more than what the film gives us to understand this unfamiliar concept. There is a non sequitur about a nutrient managing program that, while interesting, isn’t necessary to understand what regenerative agriculture is. If this section were removed, that could free up some runtime for a more comprehensive explanation. Visuals consist of a slideshow of pictures, some related to the onscreen text, some not. If the visuals were more involved with telling the film’s story, it could help give the audience more information while also being more engaging than three minutes of text.Regenerative Agriculture Tackles Climate Change is not a bad film. The topic is an interesting one and informing the public is a vital part of any ecological movement. All the film needs is some refinement, and it could be a great beginner’s guide to understanding and supporting regenerative agriculture. I give the film three out of five stars.
Avril is a senior majoring in writing at the Savannah College of Art and Design. She aims to have a career publishing her writing one day.
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