GAINING GROUND, a feature-length documentary film, tells the stories of farmers making extraordinary changes in their farming practices to feed their local communities sustainably grown produce and grains. from farms in Oregon’s fertile Willamette Valley to underserved communities of color in Richmond California, GAINING GROUND reveals the ingenuity and courage of these diverse urban and rural farmers, committed to serving and empowering their communities.
Upcoming Screenings
UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND
Rausch Auditorium
Located on the lower level of McIntyre Hall
Number 27 on the Campus Map
MONDAY, MARCH 11
5 pm
The film will be followed by a Q&A session and conversation with Gaining Ground filmmakers Elaine Velazquez and Barbara Bernstein.
The film screening is free and open to the public.
SCREENINGS
NORTH OLYMPIC PENINSULA FARMING FILM FEST
Port Hadlock, Washington 2018
2017 FOOD & FARM FILM FEST
ROXIE THEATER
San Francisco, CA
WORKERS UNITE FILM FESTIVAL
CINEMA VILLAGE
New York, NY
CLARK UNIVERSITY
121 Sackler Hall
Worcester, Massachusetts 2017
NORTHWEST FILM CENTER
Northwest Tracking Series
WHITSELL AUDITORIUM
Portland, OR 2017
SALEM PROGRESSIVE FILM SERIES
GRAND THEATER
Salem, OR 2017
FIFTH AVENUE CINEMA
Portland, OR 2017
EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY
La Grande, OR 2017
VANCOUVER COMMUNITY LIBRARY
Vancouver, WA 2017
CASCADE PARK COMMUNITY LIBRARY
Vancouver, WA 2107
HOLLYWOOD THEATER
Portland, OR 2016
SKYLIGHT THEATER
Hood River, OR 2016
BIJOU ART THEATER
Eugene, OR 2016
COLUMBIAN THEATER
Astoria, OR 2016
VARSITY THEATER
Ashland, OR 2016
SANDY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Sandy, OR 2016
CINEMA 21
Portland, Oregon 2015
CORVALLIS ECO FILM FESTIVAL 2015
WE HAVE COLLABORATED WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS:
KBOO-FM
Multnomah County Office of Sustainability
Oregon Food Bank
Columbia Riverkeeper
Food Front
Food & Water Watch
Friends of Family Farmers
Village Gardens
Rethinking Schools
Food for Lane County
University of Oregon Food Studies Program
North Coast Food Web
Astoria Food Co-op
CREATE
Coast Community Radio, Astoria
CCA Regional Food Bank
Rockford Grange, Hood River
Gorge Grown Food Network
Andrew’s Pizza
Our Family Farm Coalition
Rogue Valley Food System Network
Thrive
Oregonians for Safe Farms and Families
GMO Free Josephine County
Rogue Valley Farm to School.
Read an interview with GAINING GROUND director Elaine Velazquez and producer Barbara Bernstein in Civil Eats.
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