COMMON GROUND
The sweeping and uplifting story of the pioneers of the “Regenerative Movement” who are creating a new system that produces tremendous quantities of nutritionally dense food while balancing the climate, healing our bodies, and bringing our entire ecosystem back to life.
Join us for a movie talk following the 1:30 p.m. screening of COMMON GROUND on Sunday, November 26, led by Charles Francis (UNL Professor Emeritus of Agronomy and Horticulture) and featuring additional panelists from the farm and agricultural community. Presented by Friends of The Ross.
SYNOPSIS
Common Ground is the highly anticipated sequel to the juggernaut success documentary, Kiss the Ground, which touched over 1 billion people globally and inspired the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to put $20 billion toward soil health. By fusing journalistic expose’ with deeply personal stories from those on the front lines of the food movement, Common Ground unveils a dark web of money, power, and politics behind our broken food system. The film reveals how unjust practices forged our current farm system in which farmers of all colors are literally dying to feed us. The film profiles a hopeful and uplifting movement of white, black, and indigenous farmers who are using alternative “regenerative” models of agriculture that could balance the climate, save our health, and stabilize America’s economy – before it’s too late.
Director
Josh Tickell, Rebecca Tickell
WITH
Laura Dern, Rosario Dawson, Jason Momoa, Woody Harrelson, Ian Somerhalder, Donald Glover
Run Time
Released
September 29, 2023
Distributed by
Area 23a
HEARING AND VISUAL ASSISTANCE
Assisted Listening
Country
SUBTITLES
NOT RATED
Many of the films shown at The Ross are not rated due to the prohibitive cost of acquiring a rating from the Motion Picture Association of America. Consequently, as many of these films contain graphic content, viewer discretion is advised.
SHOWINGS
4:50, 7:05, 9:20 p.m.
12:20, 2:35, 4:50, 7:05, 9:20 p.m.
1:30, 4:50, 7:05 p.m.
4:50, 7:05 p.m.
4:50, 7:05 p.m.
4:50, 7:05 p.m.
4:50, 7:05 p.m.
REVIEWS
“Common Ground is vital, necessary documentation that there is a better way – a smarter way.”
“Aims to spark a cultural and political movement.”
“Fascinating.”