Screening Food: Farming the Revolution with Director Nishtha Jain

The 2024 documentary Farming the Revolution chronicles the incredible year-long protests led by Indian farmers from 2020-2021, in reaction to exploitative farm laws enacted by the government.

Please join us for this special event as part of the "Screening Food" film series in the Mellon Sawyer Seminar, Thinking Food at the Intersections. The screening of Farming the Revolution will be followed by conversation with the director, Nishtha Jain. Light snacks and refreshments will also be provided.

This event is co-sponsored by UC Davis' Departments of Cinema & Digital Media, Middle East/South Asia Studies, and Performance Studies, as well as Imagining America and Thinking Food at the Intersections.

Location: Cruess Hall Theater 1002

4:30 pm: doors and welcome

5:00 pm: film screening

6:45 pm: conversation and Q&A with director Nishtha Jain

Director: Nishtha Jain, Akash Basumatari
Executive Producer: Nishtha Jain (Raintree Films, India), Valérie Montmartin (Little Big Story)
Producer: Nishtha Jain (Raintree Films, India), Valérie Montmartin (Little Big Story)
Cinematographer: Akash Basumatari
Editor: Giles Gardner, Nishtha Jain, Anand Gautam
Language: Hindi
Country: India, France, Norway
Year: 2024

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Cruess Hall, 375 California Avenue, Davis, United States