The Positive Power of Video March 10, 2010

I’ve always known that a good movie can change the world.  Now I have proof.

The first film I made was about the challenge of trying to keep my family’s farm open and productive.  A local farmer saws the movie, rented the land on a long-term lease, and now the Vermont Land Trust is going to preserve it as open farmland forever.

No matter what else I do in my career, this will be my proudest achievement.  It’s a personal victory, because it means the place where I grew up – and that I love more than anywhere else in the world – will always be there.

It’s also a professional validation that will always remind me of just how much impact a video can make.  Tell the right story, show it to the right audience, and one video can change the world.

A new movie about conserving the farm and the growing sustainable farming movement is in production. Keep up with what’s happening on the Barber Farm Facebook page.