Mark Decena on Directing “Farming While Black”

The documentary feature film “Farming While Black” examines the historical plight of Black farmers in the United States and the rising generation of Black farmers reclaiming their rightful ownership to land and reconnecting with their ancestral roots, with Leah Penniman and her Soul Fire Farm cohorts at the center of the story. The film’s director is Mark Decena of Kontent Films. He will be coming to The Sanctuary for Independent Media for a Be The Media! workshop ahead of the screening of “Farming While Black” with the focus on “Regenerative Filmmaking– Is it possible?” He spoke with Sina Basila Hickey for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.