The Garden

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The Garden

by on Apr.19, 2009, under documentary film, recent movies

The Garden is a 2008 documentary film directed by Scott Hamilton Kennedy.

It tells the story of the now demolished South Central Farm; a community garden and urban farm located in Los Angeles, California.

The Garden details the plight of the farmers who organized and worked on the farm only to see it sold to a private contractor and threatened with demolition.

The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature on 22 January 2009.

The Garden includes interviews with Danny Glover, Daryl Hannah, and Antonio Villaraigosa.

It is due for a limited theatrical release on 24 April 2009.

Awards
The Garden was nominated for Best Documentary Feature in the 81st Academy Awards.

The International Documentary Association nominated it for the Pare Lorentz Award.

It won the Grand Jury Award from the 2008 Silverdocs Documentary Festival.

Directed by Scott Hamilton Kennedy
Written by Scott Hamilton Kennedy
Music by
Doug DeAngelis
Gabriel Tenorio
Cinematography Scott Hamilton Kennedy
Editing by
Alex Blatt
Tyson FitzGerald
Scott Hamilton Kennedy
Studio Black Valley Films
Distributed by Oscilloscope Pictures
Release date(s)
18 June 2008
Limited theatrical on 24 April 2009.
Running time 80 minutes
Country United States
Language English