Seeds, Rights and Struggle: World Seed Day Documentary Showcase

To commemorate International Seed Day on April 26, Freedom Film Network (FFN), the Malaysian Food Security and Sovereignty Forum (FKMM) and Cinemata has curated a selection of films that features the culture of seed saving and its connection to the farmers' struggles in Southeast Asia to preserve the rights to their lands and traditional practices.

The film playlist will be available for viewing from 23 to 26 April 2021 at https://cinemata.org/p/seeds-rights-struggle

Seeds, Rights and Struggle: World Seed Day Documentary Showcase:
1. Feeding Lies (Philippines)
2. Seed Keepers and Truth Tellers (US and Philippines)
3. Farmers Are Not Lazy / Petani Bukasn Pemalas ( Malaysia)
4. Son of the Sago Palms (Malaysia)
5. Mother Earth / Ibu Bumi (Indonesia)
6. Indigenous Seed Practices for Sustainable Agriculture (Thailand)

On April 25, an International Seed Day Forum will be held at 2 p.m, broadcast live at www.facebook.com/freedomfilmfest/

Topic: Seeds, Struggle, Solidarity - The Future of Farmers' Rights in South East Asia
Panelist: Activist / Filmmaker - Fitri Amir (Malaysia) & Ilang-ilang (Philippines)
Moderator: Dr Nurul Salmi Abdul Latif (Activist / Academician)

Happy International Seed Day 2021!

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