02/17: GROWING HEALTHY: COMFREY by Paolo Davanzo & Lisa Marr

http://vimeo.com/79919445

Words by Ezequiel Contreras; Images by  The Here & Now at echoparkfilmcenter.org;

Growing Healthy is a series of short films cataloging the medicinal benefits of traditional plants and herbs in different cultures ranging from Dit Da Jow, a Chinese herbal preparation to Stinging Nettle, a Russian remedy. Each segment focuses on a single plant, with informational interviews describing its traditional uses and a wide range of images of the plants being harvested and prepared.

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  For Out the Window, short video portraits of places will be presented in the unusual context of the Los Angeles County Metro bus system, during spring and summer 2011. By sharing perspectives from individual households and neighborhoods to the city and region at large, Out the Window creates a mosaic of the many social, cultural, economic and creative layers of a complex American city.

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