A visual love letter to the Black, rural South, director-cinematographer Brittany Shyne's "Seeds" captures a rare snapshot of Black America, where land ownership is a birthright and legacy. Shyne allows her subjects to serve as their own storytellers,

Sundance: Shot in black-and-white, this must-see documentary reflects the mission of many families to keep their connection to the earth alive.

Brittany Shyne constructs an empathetic portrait of Black agrarian life while also revealing threats to its survival in her Sundance-premiering directorial debut.

With an agrarian lineage, Brittany Shyne always knew she wanted to make a film about Black land ownership, so she made “Seeds,” her doc feature debut that premieres Jan. 25 in the U.S Documentary Competition at Sundance.