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Release Date:
March 28, 2014
Original Title:
Agave is Life
Genres:
Documentary | History
Production Companies:
ArcheoProductions Inc.
Production Countries:
Mexico | United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
US: PG
Runtime: 59
AGAVE IS LIFE is an exploration of the history of the agave plant in the cultures of Mexico and the American Southwest. Starting thousands of years ago when hunter-gatherers viewed the hardy desert succulent with it's myriad uses as a gift from the gods, agave's story is told through the lens of archaeological, ethnographic and modern day vignettes, closing with concerns about threats to the plant's future
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Associate Producer:
David Hollander
Fourth Density
David O'Brown
Boom Operator:
Linden Hudson
Cinematography:
Rafael Ballesteros
Co-Producer:
Sharon Edgar Greenhill
David Brown
Director:
Meredith L. Dreiss
David Brown
Director of Photography:
Layton Blaylock
Editor:
David Hollander
Jennifer Lane
Executive Producer:
Meredith L. Dreiss
Line Producer:
Alejandro Levi
Producer:
Meredith L. Dreiss
Sound Mixer:
Linden Hudson
Writer:
Meredith L. Dreiss
David Brown
Jennifer Lane
Sharon Edgar Greenhill
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