Project Link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BBIdgakb4EXoJweo4KMH7cBmuFxvhhTF/view?usp=sharing

Harvests of Hope: New Orleans

Twelve years ago Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, Louisiana. Meet the farmers growing a more resilient future in the face of climate change. Join Jabari Brown of Grow Dat Youth Farm and Marguerite Green of Press Street Gardens as they share the triumphs and challenges of rebuilding the city's food system from the ground up.

  • Karen Buchsbaum
    Director
  • Koorosh Farchadi
    Director
  • Karen Buchsbaum
    Producer
  • Koorosh Farchadi
    Producer
  • Harvests of Hope
    Producer
  • The Drop Electric
    Music
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short, Television, Web / New Media
  • Genres:
    Documentary, educational, sustainability
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 31 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 24, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Food Sustainability Media Award
    London
    United Kingdom
    October 24, 2017
    online release
    Finalist - Unpublished Video
  • Farm Film Festival
    Favara
    Italy
    August 23, 2018
    Italian Premier
    Social Short Farm
  • 12th International Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Festival 2019
    Kuala Lampur
    Indonesia
    October 22, 2018
    Asian Premier
    Short Documentaries/TV Documentaries
  • Best Shorts Competition
    La Jolla
    United States
    June 19, 2018
    Best of Web Series
  • Awareness Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    September 27, 2018
    Short Films-Narrative or Documentary
  • Toronto Lift-Off Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    Online selection
  • Amsterdam Lift-Off Film Festival
    Amsterdam
    Denmark
    Online selection
Director Biography - Karen Buchsbaum, Koorosh Farchadi

Karen has over ten years of experience in education, agriculture, and sustainable community development projects.

She holds a BA in Biology, and an MS in Environmental Science Education. She is a PhD candidate at Antioch University New England, where she is using agent-based modeling to study agricultural adaptation to climate change.

Karen served as faculty for the University of Maryland Extension and Maryland University of Integrative Health where she taught courses in nutrition, food systems, and education.

Karen has a passion for combining storytelling and science to bring complex social and environmental issues into public conversation.

Koorosh has over 15 years of experience in media production. He has a degree in Communications with a concentration in Media Production and Criticism from George Mason University.

He has developed and managed multimedia content in English, French, Spanish and Farsi for the foreign press and various non-governmental organizations, universities and businesses. He is committed to deliver a compelling message with an authentic voice.

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