US PREMIERE In northern Italy’s Piedmont, generations of families have harvested fine wines for the world’s immense pleasure. Yet as the landowners age, their artisanal legacies are undergoing unprecedented stresses: Climate change threatens the health of their livelihoods, and many of their scions are abandoning familial inheritances for urban life. As unscrupulous foreign investors hover with malicious intent, Low Lies the Land finds ancestral strength in the steadfastness of patient time and the durability of intertwined vines. - Jaie Laplante
The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Emanuele Gerosa.
All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.