Credits

Director: Seeds

Synopsis

A portrait of Centennial Farmers in the geographical south. Using lyrical black and white imagery, this meditative film examines the decline of generational black farmers and the significance of owning land.

Biography

Brittany Shyne is an independent filmmaker based in Dayton, Ohio. Working in the narrative and nonfiction artforms, her work seeks to depict the complexity of everyday life by examining themes such as personal histories, alienation and cultural modernization. By utilizing observational techniques and poetic language, her films lyrically weave together frameworks of race, class, culture and family lineage. Her debut feature, Seeds, premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, where it received the esteemed U.S. Documentary Grand Jury Award. Shyne received her MFA in Documentary Media from Northwestern University and a BFA in Motion Pictures from Wright State University.