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Greenacres Regenerative Agriculture Feature Film
Imagine: a foundation dedicated to regenerative agriculture is looking to tell its important story to the world. To whom have they turned after turning down opportunities in Hollywood? Interlochen and its Film & New Media division. The Greenacres Foundation, led by Cincinnati philanthropist Carter Randolph, has contracted Interlochen students and faculty to create a feature-length documentary on regenerative agriculture. The foundation is also funding this initiative. Regenerative agriculture is an approach to farming that marries new advancements in technology with traditional agricultural practices to raise crops and livestock in ways that are sustainable, preserve the fertility of the soil, and may even help fight climate change. Interlochen is embarking upon a multi-year journey of ecological discovery in which its Film & New Media students are front-and-center. Guided by dedicated faculty, Academy filmmakers have honed their nonfiction storytelling skills; learned to interview on-camera subjects and to operate the cameras themselves; established relationships with northern Michigan farmers; met with researchers at the vanguard of sustainable farming; and shepherded this film from concept and ideation to photography and production.
The final result, expected in 2026, will be a unique cinematic accomplishment seen by thousands of moviegoers, both via local screenings in northern Michigan and worldwide through online streaming. Michael Mittelstaedt, Interlochen’s Director of Film & New Media, says he also hopes to show the film at national film festivals.
This project gives students a glimpse of what
it might be like to be a professional filmmaker.
To me, it’s a way of entrusting students to be
partners in their own learning.
— Michael Mittelstaedt, Director of Film & New Media
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