50 word description LAWN

Shot within a surreal landscape of barren and fertile lawns. “Lawn” explores our relationship with nature and our desire to control it.  Sarah Little reveals the logic behind our desire to make lawns into a homogeneous plot. She recounts her experience with a man struggling to go chemical free to ensure the health of his child.  My neighbor rides by on his John Deere lawnmower, and I place a telephone call to my local lawn care provider.

Awards:
Black Maria Jury Award
Los Angeles Film Festival Jury Award Best Short Documentary
Rural Route Film Festival Best Experimental Film

Festivals Screenings
 Museum of Modern Art  Premieres NY, NY, Slamdance Film Festival, Park City UT, Black Maria NJ, Ann Arbor MI, Nashville Film Fest, Los Angeles Film Festival, Dallas Film and Video Festival, Rural Route Film Fest, Discovery Channel/ AFI Silver Docs, Silver Springs MD,  Ausnabruck Media Arts Festival Germany, Planet In Focus Toronto Environmental Film Fest,  Mill Valley Film Festival Mill Valley, CA,  Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley CA, Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. 

Cast:
Director – Monteith McCollum
Cinematographer – Monteith McCollum
Editor – Monteith McCollum
Music – Monteith McCollum, Mark Hadsell
Voices – Sarah Little, Laura Beeghly