SEED ACT is an international independent long play documentary film approaching a contemporary social issue of global relevance, through artful and innovative storytelling.

SEED ACT wants to show the different ways people organise themselves to ACT for the protection and production of healthy SEEDs and SEED sovereignty. The film will be structured in different ACTs, and hopes to ACT as SEED, allowing people’s imaginations, inspirations and motivations to flourish and blossom. Because ACTing with and for SEEDs might be the only way to keep them out of the claws of laws and SEED ACTs.

New webpage for Seed Act Film is ready! https://seedactfilm.wordpress.com


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Crowdfunding campaign here: indiegogo.com/projects/seed-act-documentary-film/x/9820242

We have reached a crucial phase in production, demanding at every level, including financial resources. Without having the financial backing we have nevertheless decided to risk and book our trip to film 3 amazing seed festivals in April and May (Peliti in Greece, Italy and Kokopelli in France) and the "International Solidarity Caravan for Seed Freedom". By the way, the Caravan for Seed Freedom was amazing, we met really inspiring people, interviewed them and filmed great stuff for our film! However, this journey has cost us 4000€ even with everybody engaged working on a voluntary basis. With the free donations we have received 1400€, given by 54 people (each one giving amounts between 5€ and 500€), we managed to cover the costs of part of the journey, while a friend lend us temporarily 3500€ to cover the rest of the costs. We hope people will keep on giving us free donations to help cover these costs of these journeys. At the moment (as I am writing in end of october 2014), we are filming the last shots we need in Portugal. Besides that, our main focus is now becoming the "How to edit all winter long?" So, we are searching for finantial support for to cover the basic living costs of the people that will be doing the editing of the film during the whole winter (which will be Sara, the director, and at least one more person). We therefore appeal to anyone who's interested to bring this documentary-Seed to fruition to donate an amount of their choice. We are highly motivated small team and very grateful for your support to this project.

May the seed sprout! Please contribute with a free donation!
You can also donate directly through bank transfer to the bank account NIB 0035 0250 00699981500 26
IBAN PT50 0035 0250 00699981500 26
BIC SWIFT CGDIPTPL
Please remember to give to the transference the title "SEED ACT donation". Please don't forget to send us an email to info@liquen.eu with your name and the value of the gifted amount so we can track the donation.
Within our possibilities we would like to show appreciation to the people who support us, through a credit on the page or in the film, depending on the investment made.

SEED ACT aims to inspire social engagement - sensorial, aromatic, engaging and activating, the film will constitute an action in itself.
Informing about the current situation of traditional seed varieties, imminent threats - loss of biodiversity, state of the food system, legislation, ...
Questioning the role of seeds in our society, the direction being pointed out, new seed laws and patents on life.
Activating - waking up ears and consciousnesses, show real and possible inspiring lives and stimulate the willingness to take action for free seeds.


SEED ACT is an action film: aiming to study what happens in our complex world, by contributing to its change. It is an engaged documentary film, in defence of traditional seeds and in support of the work of seed savers. SEED ACT will stimulate throughout the whole project strong community engagement, by involving food sovereignty, seed saving and related campaigns and groups in the film from the start, in several countries. The film will be promoted through these groups, who may use it to raise awareness. The separate acts of SEED ACT will be distributed freely as well as through cinema or TV, if possible, to reach the widest possible audience. On our website we will publish information in an ongoing manner, about the production, but also about the characters and the issues. Supporters of the film can donate time or money to help make the project a reality.

Share this idea, support our work, donate and drop us a line if you feel like contributing to this project somehow! Send us an email to info@liquen.eu



SEED ACT is a documentary film about how different people and organisations get hands on for seed sovereignty, to protect life, biodiversity and the production of healthy seeds, in a world which is increasingly regulated and suffocated by seed acts, legislations limiting what has always been human- ity’s birthright: to sow, cultivate, harvest, consume and exchange natural seeds

Synopsis
Several years of following our modern food system and its impact on agro-ecosystems from up close, lead us to the frightening conclusion that the annihilation of agrobiodiversity is near. One main contributor is the progressive implementation of laws that restrict the production and sharing of traditional seeds, serving only the interests of industrial seed multinationals. Meanwhile, at the margins of our societies that seem blind to these questions, we find brave activists and practicioners from very diverse contexts, ready to act for the protection of seeds. Just as seeds have travelled with nomadic people for millenia, we will cross several European countries to meet inspired people with inspiring projects. SEED ACT will show the current legal framework that regulates seeds and the way it criminalises those who’ve been preserving our agrobiodiversity. Meet the people who dare to raise their voices and learn where, when and how they act.

SEED ACT is intended to inspire people everywhere to step up and help guard our precious agrobiodiversity and to be used as a tool for food advocacy and active citizenship.

Please contribute with a free donation!
You can do it directly to the bank account of the grassroots non-profit environmental organisation GAIA, in case you need a receipt for tax purposes. IBAN PT50 0035 0298 00006902130 27 BIC SWIFT CGDIPTPL just give to the transference the title "SEED ACT donation" and send us an email to info@liquen.eu. Please don't forget to send us an email to info@liquen.eu with your name and the value of the gifted amount so we can track the donation.
You can also donate directly through Paypal (if you don't need a receipt) Thank you!
paypal.me/liquenfilms

This film is being shot by a crew of about 10 people working voluntarily in several countries. We have started to film in several locations by mid 2013. Our work has been a collaborative effort of several people, from which I would like to give my gratitude and mention those that already worked voluntarily on the shooting sessions made so far: in Portugal, France and Belgium. Thank you all!!
Sara Baga (Director, Producer and Camerawoman)
Lanka Horstink (Executive Producer does all there is to be done, based in Portugal)
Erik D'Haese (Reperage, Sound recording and Production in France and Belgium).
Carlotta Premazzi (Sound and camera assistant in Portugal),
Pedro Rodrigues (cameraman in Portugal),
Gonçalo Sarmento (Sound and cameraman in Portugal, Greece, Italy and France),
Gonçalo Campos Andrada (Cameraman in Greece, Italy and France)
Jean Amoris (cameraman in Belgium) and
Maelle Grand Bossi (camerawoman in Belgium).

May the seed sprout!
Love and Gratitude,
Sara by the SEED ACT team
May 2014

* Sara and Erik, shooting late Summer in Provence, France, 2013.

We have received a first grant from Foundation Terre Humaine to buy materials for filming valued in 10000€. We are also receiving several free donations from individuals for which we are grateful, and we are now trying to find other supporters for the production of this film.