Director
Brittany Shyne
Executive Producers
Leslie Fields-Cruz, Maida Lynn
Producers
Danielle Varga, Sabrina Schmidt Gordon
Editor
Malika Zouhali-Worrall
Consulting Editor
Co-Editor
Assistant Editor
Cinematographer
Brittany Shyne
Additional Cinematography
Music
Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe
Sound
Narration
Contact
Luke Brawley, INDOX luke@indoxfilms.com
Through lyrical black-and-white imagery, SEEDS offers an intimate and meditative portrait of Black generational farmers in the American South, where the fragility of legacy and the power of land ownership come into sharp focus.
In her stunning directorial debut, Brittany Shyne immerses us in the rhythms of everyday life—wind stirring through hair, candy pulled from grandma’s purse, conversations unfolding through car windows—transforming simple moments into vivid vignettes of connection, resilience, and pride.
A sobering reality looms over these centennial farmers: while Black Americans once owned 16 million acres in 1910, today only a fraction remains. In a landscape where white farmers often access funding with ease, Black farmers continue to fight for survival and the right to pass down their land.
Tender, urgent, and visually arresting, SEEDS captures a legacy under threat—and honors the generations determined to see it endure.
Brittany Shyne is an independent filmmaker working in the narrative and nonfiction art forms. Recipient of the 2021 Artist Disruptor Award from the Center of Cultural Power, Shyne has worked as a cinematographer on The Debutantes (2024 Tribeca Festival) and the Academy Award–winning film American Factory (2019 Sundance Film Festival).