The Biggest Little Farm

Name: The Biggest Little Farm
Genre: Documentary
Released: May 10, 2019
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 73
Cast: John Chester, Matthew Pilachowski, Molly Chester

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Neon | Release Date: May 10, 2019 | Not Rated

Starring: John Chester, Matthew Pilachowski, Molly Chester

Summary: The Biggest Little Farm follows two dreamers and their beloved dog when they make a choice that takes them out of their tiny L.A. apartment and into the countryside to build one of the most diverse farms of its kind in complete coexistence with nature. The film chronicles their near decade-long attempt to create the utopia they seek,The Biggest Little Farm follows two dreamers and their beloved dog when they make a choice that takes them out of their tiny L.A. apartment and into the countryside to build one of the most diverse farms of its kind in complete coexistence with nature. The film chronicles their near decade-long attempt to create the utopia they seek, planting 10,000 orchard trees, hundreds of crops, and bringing in animals of every kind– including an unforgettable pig named Emma and her best friend, Greasy the rooster. When the farm’s ecosystem finally begins to reawaken, their plan to create perfect harmony takes a series of wild turns, and to survive they realize they'll have to reach a far greater understanding of the intricacies and wisdom of nature, and of life itself.… Expand

Director: John Chester

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 91 min

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G. Allen Johnson

May 15, 2019

Climate change is never explicitly mentioned in the documentary The Biggest Little Farm, one of the year’s best films, but it hangs all over the deep, rich story of the Chesters, a pair of hardscrabble idealists who move from the concrete jungle of Santa Monica to start a 200-acre, sustainable farm from scratch. Read full review

Janice Page

May 15, 2019

Think “An Inconvenient Truth” meets “Babe,” or “The Good Earth” meets a biodiverse “Marley & Me,” with a dash of the Food Network’s “Pioneer Woman” tossed in. Among other things, that means furry critters romping to a folksy soundtrack with tubas and banjos employed unironically. It means circle-of-life lessons and sun-dappled everything. It means check your cynicism and snark at the gate, if you dare. Read full review

Liam Lacey

May 17, 2019

A first-person documentary about a Los Angeles couple’s decision to move to the country and start a farm overcomes its excessively preciously start to become a genuinely insightful meditation on agriculture, nature, and our precarious relationship to the planet that feeds us. Read full review

Ann Hornaday

May 14, 2019

This is a must-see film, not just for the primer it offers in how foodways, farming practices and larger environmental forces are crucially connected but for its dazzling imagery of nature in action, both by way of breathtaking close-ups and sensational aerial shots of the farm and its environs. Read full review

Todd McCarthy

Sep 12, 2018

Running a farm is a tough life of never-ending work, and once the film drops its initial idealization of back-to-the-land fantasies in favor of a more realistic assessment of the challenges involved, it becomes genuinely involving and heartening. Read full review

The Playlist Christian Gallichio

Sep 13, 2018

The Chesters have created something truly stunning and want to share it with the world. I’m sold on the lifestyle but as a film, their approach doesn’t make for the most compelling drama. Read full review

Vikram Murthi

May 8, 2019

The Biggest Little Farm has many valuable points to make about the connection between how our food is grown and eco-friendly living, but style betrays substance so often here that the message gets lost in the shuffle. Unless that message is simply We Bought A Farm! Read full review

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iiii

May 21, 2019

A truly beautiful story of how life really is! This is a "must see" film !

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Qgal5kap

Dec 15, 2019

Stunning and inspiring. I'm about to start my own little farm, and even though I am thoroughly overwhelmed by the mass of work that awaits me, this story feeds into my motivation and hope for the future.

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Delaross

Jun 24, 2019

Apparently Egoldm doesn’t understand how the employer employee relationship works so I’m here to enlighten. First off there is no way this film is anything less than a 9 or 10. Heartwarming story and beautifully and professionally shot. According to Egoldm the main characters didn’t do mostApparently Egoldm doesn’t understand how the employer employee relationship works so I’m here to enlighten. First off there is no way this film is anything less than a 9 or 10. Heartwarming story and beautifully and professionally shot. According to Egoldm the main characters didn’t do most of the manual labor.... do you own a Microsoft pc? Do you think Bill Gates was in the factory actually putting it together for you? No of course no. That being said would anyone be putting together something so remarkable with the technology and vision he created? You’re obviously an SJW. bringing privilege into the conversation without understanding how capitalism works. The main protagonists here had a vision and they were able to convince investors which allowed them to create the breathtaking oasis they have created. If you are going to spend your money this year on a film how about doing it on this one made by a couple who actually took a risk? You want to talk about privilege how about direct your bs towards the crappy Marvel movies that spew out endless turds each year and spend millions on CGI garbage. There are plenty of movies made by too big to fail companies with disgusting Harvey Weinstein esque practices going on. This film is the antithesis of that Hollywood red carpet nonsense.… Expand

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westmuse

Jun 24, 2019

Excellent demonstration of the success of natural agriculture! Unfortunately and ironically though, it fails to see a disastrous parallel in its use of Modern Medicine (few will understand what I'm saying here) - keyword=harvoa.

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Babu1

Dec 15, 2019

Great movie! Everyone should see this movie. It shows clearly how everything is connected and dependent on each other in nature. Diversity rocks!

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GrantD243

Oct 2, 2019

In The Biggest Little Farm, the farmer couple the film focuses on accomplishes what I would have thought would be impossible in our modern world. But yet, they accomplish it and create something that to some people (including me) looks like a paradise to live and work in. It's an extremelyIn The Biggest Little Farm, the farmer couple the film focuses on accomplishes what I would have thought would be impossible in our modern world. But yet, they accomplish it and create something that to some people (including me) looks like a paradise to live and work in. It's an extremely well done documentary, and I wouldn't be surprised if it's up for some awards later on.… Expand

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egoldm

Jun 4, 2019

Platitudes combined with wealth and privilege, nothing new here! The couple who made this film had good equipment and money, that's it. The wife never got her hands dirty once in the film. The husband did, but the majority of the work is done by unseen people.

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