About the Screening
From the Montana Rockies to the wheat fields of Kansas and Gulf of Mexico, families who work the land and sea are crossing political divides to protect the natural resources vital to their livelihoods and the nation. Narrated by Tom Brokaw and directed by Oscar nominee and Emmy winner Susan Froemke and Emmy winner John Hoffman, RANCHER, FARMER, FISHERMAN is the next chapter of conservation heroism, set deep in America's heartland.
Includes a post-film conversation with John Hoffman, Director; Susan Froemke, Director; Beth Aala, co-director; Miriam Horn, author/producer.
John Hoffman is Executive Vice President, Documentaries for Discovery. He directed and executive produced Sleepless in America (NatGeo,) First in Human (Discovery,) Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman (Discovery,) the Emmy® nominated The Weight of the Nation (HBO,) and produced the Emmy® winning series Addiction and The Alzheimer’s Project for HBO. Hoffman oversaw the global premiere of Emmy® nominated film RACING EXTINCTION. Under his direction, Discovery launched Discovery Impact, a slate of groundbreaking environmental documentaries. Recent titles SONIC SEA, KILLING THE COLORADO, and HUNTWATCH.
Susan Froemke is a four-time Emmy® winner and non-fiction filmmaker with over thirty films to her credit, including Academy® Award nominated HBO documentary film Lalee’s Kin (2001), Grey Gardens (1976) and Wagner’s Dream (2012,) which had a US theatrical run before airing on PBS. Froemke recently co-directed Escape Fire: The Fight To Rescue American Healthcare (2013) with Matthew Heineman. Froemke was formerly principal filmmaker at legendary Maysles Films more than two decades.
Beth Aala is a three-time Emmy award-winning producer for her documentary work at HBO. She has also won the prestigious George Peabody award for HBO's The Music in Me. In 2015, she was nominated for the News and Documentary Emmy Awards for her film, Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon, which she directed and produced with comedian, Mike Myers. It won the Hollywood Film Award in 2014 for best documentary.