The Real Dirt on Farmer John

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The Real Dirt on Farmer John
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Directed by Taggart Siegel
Written byJohn Peterson
Produced by Taggart Siegel
Teri Lang
Narrated byJohn Peterson
Cinematography Taggart Siegel
Edited byGreg Snider
Music by Mark Orton
Dirty Three
Distributed byCAVU Pictures
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Real Dirt on Farmer John is a 2005 documentary film directed by Taggart Siegel about the life of Midwestern farmer John Peterson, operator of Angelic Organics. It tells the history of the eccentric farmer's family farm in rural Caledonia, Illinois. [1]

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Awards

The Real Dirt on Farmer John won 31 awards at film festivals. [2] This includes the first ever Reel Current Al Gore Award at the Nashville Film Festival, the Audience Award at the Chicago International Documentary Festival, the Grand Jury Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival, the Audience Award at the Slamdance Film Festival and the Italian Environmental Film Festival.

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References

  1. Flannigan, Will (November 1, 2013). "The best movies about farmers". Farm and Dairy. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  2. "The Real Dirt on Farmer John". brooklynfilmfestival.org. Retrieved 11 December 2015.