LOOK AND SEE: A PORTRAIT OF WENDELL BERRY

By Laura DUNN, Jef SEWELL

SUBMARINE ENTERTAINMENT - as SALES

Completed 2017


Festivals
& Awards

Sundance Film Festival 2017
Spotlight
    • Year of production
    • 2017
    • Countries
    • USA
    • Duration
    • 82 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Laura DUNN, Jef SEWELL
    • Synopsis
    • This gorgeously realized look at the decline of modern U.S. agrarian culture is highlighted through the writings and reflections of author Wendell Berry, who embedded himself in rural life upon returning home to Kentucky in 1965. Writing from a long wooden desk overlooking the landscape, Berry used that vantage point to eloquently praise the benefits of a life deeply connected to the land. Since then, society has shifted dramatically, with mass development of rural areas and corporate farming practices replacing the roles of small family farms.

      In this visually stunning ode to a changing cultural landscape, rare photographs blend with farmers and family members expressing their own stories. Using original wood engravings to frame chapters, Look And See explores the graceful intersection between art, life, and the natural world.