Seeds

Name: Seeds
Genre: Documentary
Released: January 16, 2026
Duration: 123 min
Rating: 90

2026

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Interior Films | Release Date: January 16, 2026 | Not Rated

Summary: An exploration of Black generational farmers in the American South reveals the fragility of legacy and the significance of owning land.

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 123 min

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David Fear

Jan 20, 2026

Seeds is, at the abundant heart of it all, a work of protest art and political activism through sheer poetry. Attention must be paid. Read full review

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Lovia Gyarkye

Feb 1, 2025

Seeds is not a journalistic investigation but a poetic contemplation. Read full review

The Playlist Christian Gallichio

Feb 19, 2025

Seeds may be indebted to the elder subjects that Shyne centralizes, but it’s also a film that dares to look forward, suggesting that — despite everything — these farms will continue. Read full review

Allan Hunter

Feb 1, 2025

Seeds is a sweet, meditative elegy for a way of life that is fast disappearing. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Jan 16, 2026

These moments have a tactile intimacy that’s incredibly powerful, placing these ordinary people in an almost timeless continuum of seemingly ordinary behavior that becomes extraordinary in memory, or through the eyes of a camera. Read full review

The Film Stage John Fink

Feb 5, 2025

Seeds is a film that lives and breathes as we absorb the wisdom of these elders. Read full review

Alexander Mooney

Jan 20, 2026

Brittany Shyne’s lens is held rapt by the ramblings and insights of the elderly, but it springs to life when it’s turned toward the next generation, whose future is of utmost concern in light of the socioeconomic tensions documented by the film. Read full review

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2	#2 Best Movie of 2026

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