DVD Our Common Roots

An Educational Documentary.

A timeless Movie Classic

as the 1st Herbal Film.

A forward thinking film, no insult to the intelligence of our viewers! Where you walk away with your own opinion.

Informed viewers create the change we want to see in the world.

A film by the Producers

Glenn Axford & Marjolaine Forest

with Herbalist Chad Cornel.

The medicinal plant kingdom is waiting for you.

After filming Constitutional Lawyer Shawn Buckley in 2008 Glenn and Marjolaine both knew they would make a film...finally approaching Chad Cornell after many requests from his then partner Nancy. In this film we will touch on the topics of traditional healing practices, plants as medicine and food; plants that are highly regarded in both legend and modern science. You will learn the nutritional and medicinal properties of over 30 medicinal plants of the forests, fields and gardens. From Chinese medicine to Indigenous peoples of the world, Ayurvedic including South American medicines and their applications. Note all of these modalities have Imperical evidence of what has worked for thousands of years, and have learned over hundreds of years what science confirms what we already know. If it were not so we would not have amassed so many old texts filling massive libraries with evidence.

Go forth and learn the age old paradigm of healing

"Wow. I got a lot out of this film. Have watched it twice so far because it has so much to offer. It is already helping my health improve. When you already have the interest and then you get the information it is exciting. I am currently living in an environment where health is not discussed or supported this way so thank you so much to the producer and to fmtv to make it available. All i want to do now is work out how to go and live in the Canadian boreal forest :)", Viewer, Alison

"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." - 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

"If you’re drawn to that magical place where the nitty-gritty of modern, materialistic science meets the timeless intuitions of shamanism and the great empirical healing systems such as Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda, Cornell is your guide." - Reviewed by SYD BAUMEL, The Aquarian.