Milpa Films

Germany, France 2012, 66 min
by Nils Aguilar (Milpa Films)

This inspirational movie presents innovative and very concrete solutions to the food security challenges of our crisis-ridden times.In impressive images, the film showcases community-led farming in Cuba, innovative woodland farming methods in France and the powerful transition movement in the UK, where communities are already making the transition to local resilience. The pioneers of this global movement all agree: By following this path, our more future-proofsociety will also bring about happie

Voices of Transition

    Milpa Films tells the stories that matter — through documentary film, written narratives and radio features — with aesthetic rigor, humanist depth, and an unflinching ecological perspective.

    https://milpafilms.org/
    http://voicesoftransition.org

    Awards:
    BNE Prize for academic teaching 2023, for "outstanding Higher Education for Sustainable Development"
    Prize of the public, Univerciné – Allemand Festival Nantes, 2017
    Best Environmental Film, The Colorado International Film Festival, 2014
    Winner First Time Director, Oregon Film Awards, 2014
    Main prize: Ecological Success Stories Ekotopfilm-Festival
    Rector’s award from University of Nitra, Festival Agrofilm, 2015

    Why Milpa Films?
    – The 'milpa' is an agricultural system from Mesoamerica, rooted in Mayan tradition. It includes maize, beans, and squash – known as the 'three sisters' – which complement each other and support local subsistence.

    mil⋅pa⎮noun ⎮from the Náhuatl mil-li-pan: ‘what shall be sown onto the field’

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