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Thank you for your responses regarding the date
of our screening! We apologize for any confusion and hope you'll still
be able to make it to the film on Saturday June 11th.
Save the date!
June 11th 2005
8pm
Join us at the Opera House Theatre for a showing of the film "The Real Dirt on Farmer John."
Discounted tickets for ALT Members! RSVP to
cwatson@ailt.org
and don't forget to check out our NEW WEBSITE
www.ailt.org
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Inspiring Film is Right on Target for ALT
Aquidneck Land Trust Invites Its Members and Others to the Film "The Real Dirt on Farmer John" at the Newport International Film Festival
Aquidneck Land Trust members and others are invited to attend the Saturday,
June 11, 2005 showing of the film "The Real Dirt on Farmer John" at 8:00pm
at the Opera House Theater at 19 Touro Street in Newport, Rhode Island as
part of the 2005 Newport International Film Festival.
This documentary, about a maverick Midwestern farmer's efforts to save his
familyís farm, has parallels with the Aquidneck Land Trust's current
efforts to conserve Escobar's Highland Farm in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.
The Aquidneck Land Trust is sponsoring this film through the generous
support of William Vareika Fine Arts, Ltd..
Current Aquidneck Land Trust members can purchase discounted tickets for
themselves for the Saturday, June 11th show ($9 for an adult and $4.50 for
a child) if they respond to cwatson@ailt.org by 4:00pm on Wednesday, June
8, 2005. Responses should include the names of the people who will attend
and their membership status. Interested people must purchase their tickets
at the Festival Box Office located at the Old Colony House at 45 Washington
Square in Newport, Rhode Island. The Aquidneck Land Trust will provide the
Festival Box Office with a list of interested members, based on the
responses mentioned above, on Thursday, June 9, 2005.
For a complete description of "The Real Dirt on Farmer John", please see below:
Film Overview
John Peterson is not your average Midwestern farmer. He has a passion for
dirt, glitz, glitter and glamour. "I've been in this big struggle between
my incredible love for soil," says Peterson, "and my love for expression."
A third-generation farmer in rural Illinois, Peterson's exposure to 60s
counterculture inspired him to turn the farm into a community for hippies
and artists, but his place collapsed in the farm debt crisis of the 1980s.
Bay Area director Taggart Siegel's film takes a look at Peterson's life as
a farmer, writer and artist and the high cost he has paid for being
"different". One opening scene shows him wearing an orange feather boa as
he drives a tractor. "The community tried to run me out," says Peterson.
Abandoning the farm in despair, his deeply rooted love for the land brought
him back. Today, Peterson's land is an organic Community Supported
Agriculture farm producing more than 40 crops. Narrated by Peterson in his
own words, "The Real Dirt on Farmer John" is the remarkable and
inspirational story of a non-conformist's indomitable spirit and the future
of family farms in America.
Directed by: Taggart Siegel
Producers: Teri Lang, Taggart Siegel
Editor: Greg Snider
Music: Mark Orton, The Dirty Three
Cinematographer: Taggart Siegel
Screenwriter: John Peterson, Taggart Siegel
Running Time: 83 minutes
The Aquidneck Land Trust is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Its
mission is to preserve Aquidneck Islandís open spaces and natural character
for the lasting benefit of our community. For more information, please
visit www.AquidneckLandTrust.org or call 401-849-2799.
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