Movies and TvShows featuring "grain" theme.
Flik, a misfit ant, recruits a group of bugs from a failed circus troupe to save his colony from the greedy grasshoppers. Together, they work to scare away the grasshoppers by creating an artificial bird. In the end, Flik's plan succeeds, and the ants are saved.
In the midst of a severe famine in Malawi, a young boy named William uses his knowledge of science and engineering to build a windmill and bring irrigation to his village. Based on a true story.
In a post-apocalyptic future where food is scarce, a landlord in an apartment building runs a butcher shop, but his methods of obtaining meat are questionable. When a new tenant arrives, he becomes involved in the strange underworld of the building, filled with eccentric characters and dark secrets. As the tenant becomes entangled in a plot to overthrow the landlord, the line between survival and morality blurs.
City Girl follows the story of a young woman who moves from the city to the countryside after getting married. She faces a marital crisis as she tries to adapt to her new environment and deals with conflicts between her father-in-law and husband. The film explores themes of love, family, and the contrast between city and country life.
Himalaya is a movie set in the remote rural setting of the Himalayas. The plot follows a village chief and his community as they face generational conflict, rivalry, and the challenges of surviving in the harsh mountain environment. The story revolves around a trek through the treacherous Himalaya mountain range, where the villagers face blizzards, superstitions, and the struggle for survival. The movie explores themes of tradition, wisdom, and the resilience of the human spirit.
When a woman and her daughter move to a small town, they discover that the children are controlled by a sinister cult. As they try to unravel the mystery, they find themselves in a fight for their lives.
In the 30s, a small village in the Provence is losing its inhabitants because young people prefer to go to the city to find easy jobs and escape from being farmers living in relative poverty. Only a few old people and the poacher Panturle remain. Panturle dreams of bringing the village back to life, finding a wife, founding a family and work as a farmer. One day, the village is visited by a traveling knife-grinder, Urbain Gedemus and a young woman, Arsule. Gedemus treats Arsule like a slave, but Arsule accept this because she has nowhere to go and -we guess- her 'work' with Gedemus is the last thing that saves her from being a prostitute. When she meets Panturle and knows about his dreams, she escapes from Gedemus and decides to stay with him. Together, they start a new life, made of hard farming work but mostly of happiness to have each other - fulfilling the earlier dreams of Panturle. Can anything break the happiness of their new life?
Forks Over Knives explores the idea that most, if not all, degenerative diseases can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting animal-based and processed foods.
The story of the German sail-training ship Pamir that sunk in a hurricane.
In a future where the world has been devastated by a nuclear bomb, a doctor living in an apartment building discovers a hidden room containing a mysterious golem. As he tries to uncover the secrets of the golem, he becomes embroiled in a surreal and unsettling world filled with death, surrealism, and violence. Along the way, he must confront his own fears and the dark truths of this post-apocalyptic society.
In Miles from Home, a farmer living in a small town in Iowa finds himself facing foreclosure on his family farm. In a desperate attempt to save his home, he decides to rob a bank, becoming a folk hero in the process. As he goes on the run, he must navigate the challenges of being a fugitive while also dealing with the consequences of his actions. The film explores themes of family, desperation, and the struggling agricultural industry in America.
Today, the art world and beyond is obsessed with shooting analog. Whether it's a fashion house seeking to bring a new edge to their creative work, an amateur perusing eBay for the perfect vintage Polaroid, or an influencer attempting to capture a comforting retro aesthetic on social media, analog photography has piqued the interest of people everywhere. Is this resurgence a backlash against digital photography? Is it just a trend perpetuated by our desire for authenticity in an increasingly superficial world? Or is it something else entirely? Grain: Analog Renaissance is a documentary by Alex Contell and Tommaso Sacconi that explores the stories of those committed to using film in modern day photography.
A woman in Nebraska, struggling with debt and the loss of her husband, forms a bond with her estranged father-in-law and finds solace in swimming. She must navigate the difficulties of life while raising her daughter and seeking a brighter future.
In post-World War II Kirghizia, a Russian soldier returns home to a village and becomes friends with a local farmer. He falls in love with Dzhamilya, a married woman, and their forbidden relationship challenges traditional norms and the expectations of their community.
A Sixth Part of the World (1926) is a documentary that explores the industrialization and cultural diversity of the Soviet Union in the 1920s. It showcases different regions and customs, highlighting the progress made in agriculture and industry. The film emphasizes the communist ideals of equality and the development of a communist society.
Ukrainian agitprop film from 1929 that was banned and long forgotten until its rediscovery in the 1970s, imaginatively shot by the gifted cameraman Oleksii Pankratiev, whose panoramic long shots feature dynamic compositions. The background, barren field and bare sky, raise the agricultural subject matter to the level of an epic poem. Using innovative editing, Shpykovskyi transformed an incredibly simple plot into an avant-garde work. Created the same year as Earth (Zemlya), the film forms a paradoxically conceptual, ideological, and aesthetic pair with Dovzhenko’s movie.
Gunga and Jumna, two brothers from a rural village, are faced with unjust incarceration and wrongful accusations. They find themselves on the run from the law, facing a manhunt, and seeking revenge against the bandit gang that has caused them harm. As they navigate the countryside, they encounter love, poverty, corruption, and ultimately, the death of the protagonist. Through it all, they strive to prove their innocence and bring justice to their unjust world.
The elderly Perpetua, feeling the approach of death, decides to prepare Zeca, her beloved grandson, to the inevitable. She tells him the story of a king and a queen, a wealthy and powerful couple who lost their only child but wishes to bring him back to life. Meanwhile, Damião e Josefa work hard to support their family and to prepare their daughter Fátima's wedding. At the end, the tale told by Perpétua and the destiny of that family will cross.
Filming amid the flaxen wheat fields of Sicily, Vittorio De Seta documents the everyday rituals of farmers during harvest time.