Movie night: "Greener Pastures"

Join us Monday, Oct. 7 at Grand Cinema Hinckley for a special screening of "Greener Pastures." Doors open at 5:30 p.m.; film presentation begins at 6 p.m. Come early to visit agricultural and rural mental health organization tables. Stick around after the film to visit with these services and resources to discuss farm stress and mental health. 

About "Greener Pastures"

American farmers have seen it all – from the Great Depression, a worldwide economic crash that began in 1939 with the U.S. stock market crash and ended in 1945, to the farming crisis of the 1980s, an economic crisis that was almost as severe as the Great Depression for farmers. 

Throughout these hardships, farming families have held onto the rugged individuality and strong work ethic that define them. But now, a dangerous combination of economic uncertainty, the aftershocks of a pandemic, isolation, and unpredictable and severe weather patterns have placed an essential industry at a dark crossroads. These threats affect our nation’s food supply, our global standing as trade leaders, and the lives and livelihoods of American farmers. 

"Greener Pastures" provides an intimate window into the lives of four multigenerational farming families as they navigate the stressors that have contributed to farming having one of the highest rates of suicide of any U.S. occupation. Throughout the film, we see how farmers carry on in the face of these challenges and, ultimately, find hope in their successes. It is an underdog story of perseverance and determination that tackles nothing less than the future of farming in America.

Find additional documentary information, including a film trailer, on the PBS website.