Greener Pastures provides an intimate look at American farming through the stories of farmers confronting climate change, industrialization, and mental health crises.
Winner
Producer/Director
Samuel-Ali Mirpoorian is an award-winning Iranian-American filmmaker exploring themes at the intersection of time, health, and science. His work has been featured in The New York Times, The Atlantic, and NBC. In 2023, he was named a PBS Wyncote Fellow and is a recipient of the Kodak Motion Picture Film Bronze Award for Excellence in Filmmaking.
Producer
Ian Robertson Kibbe is a Southern raised, Midwest based, mixed-race, white-presenting, Chicago filmmaker with a love of rural stories. He produced the award-winning Kartemquin Film's Raising Bertie. Presently, he's co-chair of the DPA's Equity & Inclusion Committee and an alum of IFP Labs, Good Pitch, and Doc Society Climate Story Fund.