OUT HERE is an 89 minute documentary film created by the Queer Farmer Film Project and Directed by Jonah Mossberg. Completed after 4 years in production, it looks at the experiences of queer farmers across the country and asks – what does it mean to be a queer farmer, is agriculture a safe space for queer people, and what are the relationships between food production and queerness? It is the filmmaker’s dream that this project will give voice and visibility to queer people in agriculture and...
OUT HERE is an 89 minute documentary film created by the Queer Farmer Film Project and Directed by Jonah Mossberg. Completed after 4 years in production, it looks at the experiences of queer farmers across the country and asks – what does it mean to be a queer farmer, is agriculture a safe space for queer people, and what are the relationships between food production and queerness? It is the filmmaker’s dream that this project will give voice and visibility to queer people in agriculture and inspire a flagrant national discussion about gender and sexuality as they are related to our food system.
MEET YOUR MAKER
Jonah Mossberg
DIRECTOR
in person
Jonah Mossberg is a queer farmer from Northeastern Connecticut. Jonah holds a B.A. in Latin American Studies and Studio Art from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. Jonah has been involved in agriculture for the past ten years in various capacities, including managing Noyo Hill Farm in rural coastal Northern California and teaching gardening to public middle school students at Alice Waters’ revolutionary Edible Schoolyard in Berkeley, California. Jonah is a proud seed saver, forager, beekeeper, and aspiring surfer. Jonah currently lives and farms in Northeastern Connecticut on a small biodynamic no-till vegetable farm. Out Here is Jonah’s first film project.
As always, FREE POPCORN, Raffle and door prizes, and alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks available for purchase.
Prioritized seating for people with disabilities and/or BYOC (bring your own chair). please arrive early, 730-745pm
$7-10 (sliding scale – no one turned away for lack of funds!). if you can't afford to be here, don't let that stop you from attending!
Please refrain from wearing scents. The cinema is accessible by scooter and wheelchair but our bathrooms are not. There are accessible bathrooms half a block down at Mission Creek. We are 4 blocks from the BART (directions here). If you have any other accessibility concerns, please ask, and we invite feedback.