SXSW 2026

Short Film Festival at SXSW’s All Things Food & Environment Summit featuring farmer stories, food films, and filmmaker conversations. As part of the 7th Annual “All Things Food and Environment” SXSW Summit, Food Tank presents a special short film festival celebrating the stories, people, and ideas shaping the future of food and agriculture. Featuring Xiye Bastida, Climate Justice Activist; Capri Cafaro, America the Bountiful; John Chester, FarmLore Films; Richard Chute, Kerry Dairy Ireland; Oliver English, Common Table Creative; Simon English, Common Table Creative; Jenny Lester Moffitt, American Farmland Trust; Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank; John de la Parra, The Rockefeller Foundation; Carina Roseingrave, Burren View Farm; Dr. Jason Slipp, Rodale Institute; Izze Stein, Artist (Special Musical Guest); Stephanie Tranel, Organic Valley; Haven Worley, Irish Farmers: A Love Story; and Laura Zaspel, Farm Hero. Held at the Farmstead at Barr Mansion, this one-hour cinematic experience brings together documentary storytelling, filmmaker conversations, and live discussions with farmers, producers, and food system leaders. Through powerful film clips and original documentaries, audiences will explore themes of land stewardship, regenerative agriculture, climate resilience, and the human stories at the heart of our food system. All day catering partner La Pera Catering & Events. The program features screenings and conversations connected to The Biggest Little Farm, America the Bountiful, Farm Hero, BBC StoryWorks’ Unearthing the Future: The Farmers’ Network, Food 2050, and more. Presented in collaboration with American Farmland Trust and Common Table Creative, this gathering highlights storytelling as a catalyst for connection, inspiration, and action across food, farming, and environmental communities. Part of the 7th Annual “All Things Food and Environment” SXSW Summit, presented by Food Tank in partnership with Organic Valley, the City of Austin, Huston-Tillotson University, and SXSW.

Language
English
Studio
AmericanFarmland
Genres
Drama
Episodes
11
Views
36K

Episodes on YouTube

  1. Clip 1 · Jenny Lester Moffitt American Farmland Trust
  2. Clip 2 · In Conversation with Oliver & Simon English
  3. Clip 3
  4. Clip 4 · The Biggest Little Farm: Fireside Chat
  5. Clip 5 · Farm Hero
  6. Clip 6 · Closing with Jenny Lester Moffitt
  7. Clip 7 · The role of film in keeping America's farmers farming
  8. Clip 8 · The Biggest Little Farm
  9. Clip 9 · Know Your Farmer
  10. Clip 10 · Stories of food are all around us
  11. Clip 11 · Telling farmer stories through video