The Garden is an Academy Award nominated documentary about a 14-acre community garden in Los Angeles, California that is threatened by development. Directed by Scott Hamilton Kennedy, The Garden was an official selection of the Los Angeles Film Festival.Black Valley Films: About the Film

The Garden was also nominated for a Best Documentary Oscar, but the award went to Man on Wire.

The film features a number of individuals associated with the garden, including Rufina Juarez, Tezozomoc, Dan Stormer, Deacon Alexander, Miguel Perez, the farmers of the South Central Farm, Antonio Villaraigosa, Daryl Hannah, John Quigley, Joan Baez and Dennis Kucinich.L.A. Film Festival: 2008 L.A. Film Fest: The Garden

1. Largest of its kind in the United StatesBlack Valley Films: About the Film
2. Located at 41st and Alameda in South Central Los AngelesBlack Valley Films: About the Film
3. IMaintained by the South Central FarmersBlack Valley Films: About the Film
4. Began as a form of community healing after the 1992 L.A. riotsBlack Valley Films: About the Film

...tenacity in storytelling in the face of injustice, and the filmmaker’s singular vision in bringing a gripping, dramatic, and important story to the public eye. The Garden has raw emotion, visceral energy, and nail-biting twists and turns. It unravels a complex and layered tale of the destruction of America’s largest urban farm that must not be forgotten.—Sterling Feature JuryBlack Valley Films: About the Film