Shepherd’s Corner, an ecological ministry of the Dominican Sisters of Peace, will offer a screening of Seeds, a Sundance-winning lyrical documentary of Black farmers, legacy and land by director Brittany Shyne of Dayton.
The film showing and a community conversation is scheduled to take place Friday, April 24 from 5 to 9 p.m. at Ohio Dominican University’s Matesich Theater in Erskine Hall, 1216 Sunbury Road.
Sundance is a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering new voices in American storytelling and championing independent stories for the screen.
“The film fits perfectly into our series of land justice events,” Shepherd’s Corner director Sister Terri Schell, OP (Order of Preachers) said of Seeds. “We wanted to host this showing to help put a spotlight on important land justice issues.
“The film follows the joys, challenges and day-to-day lives of three Black generational farmers to offer a stunning portrait of farming today. This quiet, expressive film explores the relationships of family, land and legacy. Our incredible panelists of local farmers embody the emerging legacies shaping a new future.”
A community conversation featuring a panel of local Black farmers will be held prior to the screening. The panel includes a visionary farm planner, market manager and land justice advocates.
The event is Shepherd’s Corner second in its Land Justice Series, which focuses on reversing land theft, displacements and inequities and transforming land into a source of healing and community.
The Dominican Sisters of Peace are committed to care of the earth following the tenants of Pope Francis’ “Laudato Si” (Praise Be to You) encyclical.
To learn more about the documentary, view the trailer and register, visit www.shepherdscorner.org/seeds. No registration fee is required.
The Dominican Sisters of Peace, members of the Order of Preachers, are vowed Catholic women who preach the Gospel of Christ through lives of service and peace-making.
The order is present in 22 U.S. states and Nigeria. The sisters serve in education, health care, spirituality, pastoral care, prison ministry, the arts and care of creation. Nearly 280 sisters and 300+ lay men and women are associated with the congregation.