Independent Lens

There is a mental health crisis happening for many American farmers. A combination of climate change, the pandemic, and the domination of megafarms have contributed to increasing economic uncertainty and isolation. Following four family farms in the Midwest over several years, the documentary Greener Pastures is a story of perseverance and survival within the farming industry in the heartland.

A crew of 12 Mexican tree planters travel the United States regrowing America's forests.

Three individuals navigate their lives with determination in the face of Parkinson's disease.

An Alaska Native family maintains a subsistence life on a tiny Bering Sea island where, if you don't hunt, you die.