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Agave is Life

20145.5 / 1059 min

Documentary, History

Overview

A 10,000 year journey

AGAVE IS LIFE is an exploration of the history of the agave plant in the cultures of Mexico and the American Southwest. Starting thousands of years ago when hunter-gatherers viewed the hardy desert succulent with it's myriad uses as a gift from the gods, agave's story is told through the lens of archaeological, ethnographic and modern day vignettes, closing with concerns about threats to the plant's future

Cast

Edward James Olmos

Narrator (voice)

Crew

Alejandro Levi

Line Producer

Meredith L. Dreiss

Producer

Sharon Edgar Greenhill

Co-Producer

Rafael Ballesteros

Cinematography

Sharon Edgar Greenhill

Writer

David O'Brown

Associate Producer

Layton Blaylock

Director of Photography

Meredith L. Dreiss

Writer

Meredith L. Dreiss

Executive Producer

David Hollander

Associate Producer

David Brown

Writer

David Brown

Co-Producer

Linden Hudson

Sound Mixer

David Brown

Director

Linden Hudson

Boom Operator

Meredith L. Dreiss

Director

Jennifer Lane

Writer

David Hollander

Editor

Jennifer Lane

Editor