Opening of the Earth: The Potato King (Director's Cut)

  • Year 2019
  • Country USA
  • Runtime 16 min
  • Director Eric Ebner & Aaron Ebner
  • Notes Has Subtitles, Family Friendly
  • Topics

Film Synopsis

Julio Hancco is a guardian of biodiversity, critical to the survival of humanity. He represents a people, a culture, and way of life that is being lost to modernization. Will their culture survive? Or will it all be lost with the last Potato King?

Showings

Fri, Oct 18 Friday, Oct 18

Foodie Flicks

Blackrocks Brewery

Sat, Oct 19 Saturday, Oct 19

Foodie Flicks

Ore Dock Brewing Co.

  • Filmmakers in attendance
  • Subjects in attendance
  • Contains adult language

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