An Australian made film that paints a portrait of Time Magazine’s ‘most innovative farmer in the world’ and showcases the regenerative farming practices that have the power to transform the global food system for the better.
Winner of the Minister for Agriculture award at the Life Sciences Film Festival, Polyfaces features the Salatin’s, a 4th generation farming family, who do ‘everything different to everyone else’ as they produce food in a way that works with nature, not against it.
Using the symbiotic relationships of animals and their natural functions, they produce high quality, nutrient-dense products.
Set amidst the Stunning Shenendoah Valley in Northern Virginia, Polyface Farm uses no chemicals and feeds over 6,000 families, restaurants and cafes within a 3 hour foodshed of their farm.
Joel Salatin was called ‘The world’s most innovative farmer‘ by Time magazine.
The film shows how Joel and his family regenerate their landscapes, communities, local economies, customers health and most importantly their soils.
Polyfaces highlights the power and potential of this revolutionary new farming practice to work miracles for farmers and for the planet.
Multi award winning Producer/Co-Director Lisa Heenan grew up the youngest of 12 children whose family were all keen photographers and filmmakers. Studying media, art, photography and film – her interest grew. Having been an actor for 30 years in Film, TV, Commercials, Corporate/Educational/Inhouse video’s, Lisa chose to learn something every time she was on set.
Lisa drew on her love of people and interview skills to capture special moments with the cast. Lisa is also an accomplished singer/songwriter/guitarist and wrote the song ‘Early in the Morning’ which is featured in the credits of ‘Polyfaces’. Lisa has also written 2 feature scripts that she hopes to one day see produced.
Isaebella Doherty, at the ripe age of twenty-two, is an International award-winning filmmaker.
Endeavouring into filmmaking, from the performing arts, in her early teens, she won her first award at the RAW Arts Awards with her documentary on youth culture, ‘Filthy Youth’ at age fifteen.
The year after, she won the Youth Award at the Hillside Film Festival, for her creation, ‘Swan’ , a music video, for Isaebella’s musical project at the time.
After a stint in Europe in her later teenage life, Isaebella relocated to New Zealand and began working with (now-defunct Adventure Artists) before pursuing a media & events venture, Fyrefly, with her partner, Andreas Overdahl.
Now, as co-Director of Polyfaces, Isaebella has received awards at the Life Sciences Film Festival & Weyawuega Film Festival, while continuing to seek opportunities for creation of regenerative living & design affiliated media, living between Australia & New Zealand.
Anthony James is an educator, facilitator, strategist, writer, speaker and musician. He is Executive Director of the Understandascope and a postgraduate educator at Swinburne University.
Anthony has featured on national TV and radio, and is a regular speaker at conferences, festivals and organisations. He was founding Editor of the Journal of Swinburne University’s National Centre for Sustainability, co-editor of ‘Everyday Transcendence, a book on Australia’s Inaugural Environmental Educator of the Year, the late Professor Frank Fisher, and his writing has appeared in publications including The Conversation, Arena Magazine, Eureka Street, and The Footy Almanac.
His involvement has spanned a range of industries including education, health, international and community development, IT, media, music, fashion, retail, manufacturing and construction, particularly in Australia, Central America and India (winning a Prime Ministerial Award for service to the international community).
His qualifications include a Master of International and Community Development from Deakin University, a Graduate Certificate in Sustainability from Swinburne University of Technology, and a Bachelor of Business Systems from Monash University.
