Our Common Roots Trailer
Our Common Roots touches on the global empirical plant medicines and foods that are still in use. From traditional healing practices to common daily uses. Plants that are highly regarded amongst the nations of the Americas, countries throughout the world to modern sciences these plants are highly sought after.
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Reconnecting with the intelligence of the plant kingdom
Directed and filmed by Glenn Axford & Marjolaine Forest. Written and Presented by Chad Cornell.
This film is an educational documentary of sorts, studying the traditional use of plants as medicine and food; plants that are highly regarded in both legend and modern science covering medicinal, nutritional in part Indigenous traditional medicine, Chinese Medicines and the Ayurvedic properties of over 30 medicinal plants of the forest, field and garden.
BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY, Moondance Film Festival.
View the Full Film, the Wisdom Series or download the Field Guide eBook
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What people are saying
"This is one of the few films I have seen that truly gives a sense of the magic of the human gathering of wild plant medicines. It captures the essence of the human relationship with plants, of our need of them, of their grace, and of their healing. I recommend it very highly." Plants and Ensouling Language.
Stephen Harrod Buhner, author of The Secret Teachings of Plants and Ensouling Language
"With production values quite as good as any Oscar-nominated movie, the cinematography, sound, lighting, and editing are all reasons to see this compelling film"
Don Church and Tony Schillaci, Critics On The Aisle, The Resident Magazine, CT
"Very nicely done, heartfelt and powerful."
Dr. Wade Davis, Explorer in Residence, National Geographic Society
We Made it Happen
In 2008, while filming Constitutional lawyer Shawn Buckley and the people he represented, we knew we were going to make a film, a herbal film. By the fall of 2009 we set things in motion and by summer of 2012 we completed the film. At the end of every work day, we were busy working on the details for the film, I doing the research while Glenn was editing. We had never made a film before, with literally a bare bones budget we figured if we were going to go in one direction we may as well get content along the way. With location, personal, art releases, bulletin filming notices for entry to the locations in hand. Between 2008-2012 not one moment for the next 4 years was lost. Continually investing in our businesses we knew things would grow.
Glenn and Marjolaine