‘Common Ground’ documentary will screen at Wheeler Opera House

Big Picture Ranch’s feature documentary, “Common Ground”, will have its Aspen premiere 7 p.m. on March 9 at the Wheeler Opera House, followed by a post-film event with Kiss the Ground co-founder and Executive Producer Ryland Englehart; Mariah Foley, agriculture manager for Aspen Center for Environmental Studies; Bud Tymczyszyn, stewardship director for the Aspen Valley Land Trust; and Eden Vardy, executive director of The Farm Collaborative. 

“‘Common Ground’ … is an urgent call to action that takes chemical companies to task for selling toxic products, explains specific methods for regenerative agriculture, and shows a plan for how to put farmers back to work and stabilize the climate,” wrote actor Woody Harrelson in an Op-Ed about the documentary. “The film has a unifying, non-partisan message. In essence, ‘Common Ground’ is a blueprint for securing our future.”

“Common Ground” (a follow-up to “Kiss The Ground”) features celebrity actors, activists, and philanthropists Rosario Dawson, Laura Dern, Donald Glover, Jason Momoa, Ian Somerhalder, Farmer Brown, and Harrelson, along with interviews with farmers, ranchers, leading scientists and educators, allies, and beyond.

The film was recently honored with the International Green Film Award at the Cinema for Peace Gala in Germany for raising awareness about the need to reform the modern food industry and industrial farming.

Other awards include the Tribeca Film Human Nature Award, LAFA (Los Angeles Film Awards), Best Picture, Best Documentary Feature, and the EMA (Environmental Media Association Award) for Best Documentary Film presented by Jane Fonda.  Actress Laura Dern, the film’s narrator, was honored with the EMA Ongoing Commitment Award for her advocacy.