Agave is Life

59m
DocumentaryHistory
5.5

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

Cast

Edward James Olmos
Narrator (voice)

Crew

David Brown
Director, Writer, Co-Producer
Meredith L. Dreiss
Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Producer
Sharon Edgar Greenhill
Writer, Co-Producer
Jennifer Lane
Writer, Editor
David Hollander
Editor, Associate Producer
Layton Blaylock
Director of Photography
Rafael Ballesteros
Cinematography
David O'Brown
Associate Producer
Alejandro Levi
Line Producer
Linden Hudson
Sound Mixer, Boom Operator

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