Over Land
Over Land is an intimate and personal portrait of a family facing a crisis in agriculture. Between 1996 and 2006, despite warnings of an impending food shortage, prices for farm goods dropped to their lowest point in Canadian history, driving many farmers off the land. With a family history of farming spanning generations, the Sudermans now face a challenge that threatens to pull the family apart.
Over Land features original music composed and performed by Dirk Powell.The executive producer is Robin Schlaht. Directed by Steve Suderman.
OVER LAND now on DVD!
Over Land is now available on DVD with over 30 minutes of special features including: extended interviews, deleted scenes, original trailer, and a bonus short film
“Over Land captures a complex, troubling story with sensitivity, grace and truth … profound, sobering but not despairing.”
- Nettie Wiebe (farmer, professor, former president of the National Farmers Union)
“A private philosophical contemplation on what it takes to remain human when the very foundations of your existence are shattered, and a powerful public statement against the dehumanization of twenty-first century capitalism.”
- Christina Stojanova (Splice Magazine)
Prices and Payment Options:
$20 per DVD (Canadain Dollars)
Payment can be made by cheque or money order. Credit card payments can be made via PayPal (even if you don't have a PayPal account). For payments from outside of Canada, only PayPal will be accepted.
For educational/institutional use, please contact Moving Images Distribution to obtain an educational license.
Shipping: FREE parcel post shipping to Canada and USA. For orders outside of North America, you will be contact by email with shipping options and prices.
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Other Updates:
October 2009
Over Land will screen at the 10th annual Planet In Focus Film Festival, October 24th, 1pm at Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada.
April 2009
The Slow Food on Film Festival in Bologna Italy has selected Over Land to screen in the International Docs competition at this years festival May 6 to 10, 2009. Building on its renowned culinary tradition, Bologna hosts thousands of spectators for this exciting event. The Slow Food on Film Festival "encourages a new critical awareness in food culture, issues relating to the food industry and about gastronomic memory as a heritage to be preserved."
April 2009
Over Land will screen at the Acadiana Film Festival in Lafayette, Louisiana, April 16-19, 2009. Louisiana is the home state of musician Dirk Powell, who composed and performed the music for Over Land. Dirk will be participating in a round-table discussion on scoring for film.
March 2009
Over Land will screen in Saskatoon!
At: 4th Annual Saskatchewan Environmental Film Festival
Date: Saturday March 28 - 3:30pm
Location: University of Saskatchewan, Room Arts 241
Facebook Event.
March 2009
Over Land has been nominated for the Best of Saskatchewan Ruth Shaw Award at the Yorkton Film Festival.
January 2009
Over Land has been selected as an Official Finalist at the 2009 Canadian International Film Festival in Vancouver.
December 2008
Thank you to everyone who came out to the Regina screening! We had a full house and a great time.
November 2008
Over Land screened in Montreal at RIDM as part of the festival's Eco-Camera selections. We had a great turnout with lots of discussion after the screening!
September 2008
Exciting news just in - Over Land has been officially selected to screen at Les Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal (RIDM). RIDM takes place November 13-23, 2008.
September 2008
Over Land aired in Saskatchewan 29 September at 8pm on SCN.
August 2008
Over Land screened at the Washougal International Film Festival in Washougal WA, August 21-24, 2008.
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Over Land was made possible by the financial support of the following organizations:
