Read More: Gravitas Ventures Acquires Marcus Mizelle's 'Actor For Hire'Ron is someone who lives in Los Angeles and just wants to grow something healthy in his own garden. In this exclusive clip from "Can You Dig This," Ron explains why it is so important to be able to grow healthy food. Directed by Delia Vallot and with John Legend as an executive producer, this film follows the citizens of South La as they create a movement of putting down the guns and picking up the shovels to transform their neighborhoods into urban gardens. The official synopsis reads: "'Can You Dig This' follows the inspirational journeys of four unlikely gardeners, discovering what happens when they put their hands in the soil. This is not a story of science and economics. This is a story of the human spirit, inspiring people everywhere to pick up their shovels and 'plant some shit.
- 11/24/2015
- by Sonya Saepoff
- Indiewire
“Can You Dig This” tracks the natural cycle of a garden’s growth, and pairs it with the man-made roadblocks capable of cutting it short. Such a timeframe means an extensive period of prep and execution in the company of four South Los Angeles groups and individuals — all dedicated to urban gardening in their own way. It's incredible how much director Delila Vallot (“Tunnel Vision”) observes through the inspiring crew she follows. It’s a truly diverse cast of characters at play in and around Compton, California, and the only one who embraces the gardening cause full force is also the youngest. Quimonie Lewis is an eight-year-old with four sisters and a father, Randy, who serves as president of the Compton housing project where they live. Quimonie’s fiercely determined personality finds an on-site community garden as the answer to three troubles in her life: her father’s health troubles due to an all-meat diet,...
- 6/14/2015
- by Charlie Schmidlin
- The Playlist
John Legend’s Get Lifted Film Co. is planting a documentary about four “gangster gardeners” who discover what happens when they get their hands dirty — in the soil of South L.A. Check out the trailer for Can You Dig This, which has its world premiere Thursday at the Los Angeles Film Festival. Fusion already has nabbed TV rights to the pic about the urban gardening movement, which was cultivated by director Delila Vallot. It also features a new original song written and…...
- 6/11/2015
- Deadline
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