Cash Crop Film Screening and Conversation

September 20, 2025
2pm – 4pm
Free, Registration Required:
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Description: Join us for the screening of Capital Emmy Award Winning film, Cash Crop, followed by a conversation with writer and director Lorenzo Dickerson. Set in the agricultural heart of Southern Virginia, Cash Crop is a powerful short film that follows Black farmer Cecil Shell as he navigates a landscape shaped by legacy, land, and looming change. As solar energy developments spread across the region, Shell—a steward of Black agricultural tradition—grapples with the future of tobacco farming, Black landownership, and rural community life. This screening will be followed by a community conversation the film writer and director Lorenzo, offering a deeper look into the film’s themes and the ongoing story of Southern Black agrarian life.