Films

Strange Fruit: the Necroecology of Black Subsistence Farming

Elderly African American couple smiling outdoors; man in red flannel, woman in blue top.

*Screens as part of the VIRGINIA STUDENT SHORTS BLOCK Film Package*

Given the blatant exploitation of Black and Brown (migrant) workers and of the land itself, the modern-day industrial agriculture complex only functions to generate profit and not the sustainability of all people, the monoculture farm is a prime example of a necroecology.