Movies and TvShows featuring "sorghum" theme.

Set in the 1930s and 1940s, Red Sorghum follows the journey of a young woman who is forced into an arranged marriage but finds love and strength amidst the chaos of war. She becomes involved in a distillery and wine production business, facing challenges such as kidnapping, revenge, and the harsh realities of the Japanese occupation of China. The movie explores themes of family, sacrifice, and the indomitable spirit of the Chinese people.

In 1970, hundreds of hippies followed Stephen Gaskin on a journey from San Francisco to Tennessee, where they founded a legendary commune known as the Farm. Within this self-sustaining society based on non-violence, vegetarianism and respect for the earth, members willingly took a vow of poverty, lived in converted buses, grew their own food and home-delivered babies. Born and raised in this alternative community, filmmakers and sisters Rena and Nadine return for the first time since leaving in 1985. Finally ready to face the past after years of hiding their upbringing, they chart the rise and fall of America’s largest utopian socialist experiment and their own family tree. The nascent idealism of a community destroyed, in part, by its own success is reflected in the personal story of a family unit split apart by differences. American Commune finds inspiration in failure, humour in deprivation and, most surprisingly, that communal values are alive and well in the next generation.

The Man Who Stopped the Desert tells the inspiring true story of Yacouba Sawadogo, a farmer in Burkina Faso who battled against desertification and transformed his community. Facing drought and famine, Yacouba utilized innovative techniques such as tree planting and composting to restore the land and improve food security. Through his perseverance and nonconformity, Yacouba became a symbol of hope and sustainable development in Africa.