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Documentarian John Chester and his wife Molly work to develop a sustainable farm on 200 acres outside of Los Angeles.Documentarian John Chester and his wife Molly work to develop a sustainable farm on 200 acres outside of Los Angeles.Documentarian John Chester and his wife Molly work to develop a sustainable farm on 200 acres outside of Los Angeles.
- Awards
- 15 wins & 27 nominations
Flavio Vidales
- Self, hired farm worker
- (as Flavio)
Raul Rios
- Self, hired farm worker
- (as Raul)
Maria Takacs
- Self
- (as Maria)
Joshua Nelson
- Self
- (as Josh)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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- TriviaAs of 2023 the farm is still open and operating.
- Quotes
John Chester: This all started with a promise that we would leave the big city and build a life in perfect harmony with nature.
- ConnectionsFollowed by The Biggest Little Farm: The Return (2022)
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Oddly relaxing....seriously.
My daughter saw this film at the Philadelphia Film Festival and has been telling me for months that I MUST see "The Biggest Little Farm". Well, the documentary somehow got excellent distribution and I had a chance to see it in the theater just before its release to DVD (which is later this week).
The film is about an unusual farm near Los Angeles. What makes it unusual (apart from being so close to LA) is that instead of a monoculture, the farm takes a more holistic approach to farming. So, instead of one huge crop of almonds or citrus (pretty typical of this area), the farm grows many, many different things and tries to do them using older techniques which are better for the environment. The story takes place over a period of about 8-9 years.
While on the surface this story sounds VERY dull, it's amazing that it isn't. The filmmakers were able to tell a captivating story and did it very well for many reasons. Humanizing the story helped but what really helped was the lovely cinematography and music....and it helped to make the movie very relaxing and sweet. I highly recommend this film.
The film is about an unusual farm near Los Angeles. What makes it unusual (apart from being so close to LA) is that instead of a monoculture, the farm takes a more holistic approach to farming. So, instead of one huge crop of almonds or citrus (pretty typical of this area), the farm grows many, many different things and tries to do them using older techniques which are better for the environment. The story takes place over a period of about 8-9 years.
While on the surface this story sounds VERY dull, it's amazing that it isn't. The filmmakers were able to tell a captivating story and did it very well for many reasons. Humanizing the story helped but what really helped was the lovely cinematography and music....and it helped to make the movie very relaxing and sweet. I highly recommend this film.
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- planktonrules
- Sep 2, 2019
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- Also known as
- 我家有個開心農場
- Filming locations
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $4,366,949
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $110,492
- May 12, 2019
- Gross worldwide
- $5,270,685
- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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