Seeding Change Documentary Inspiring Consumers to Shop Smarter for the Planet Debuts on Earth Day

Seeding Change
Seeding Change explores how businesses are working to create positive change

 

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — This Earth Day,ย Seeding Change, an award-winning, thought-provoking documentary will give an inside look into how large corporations affect climate change, inspiring consumers to shop smarter. Directed by renowned filmmakerย Richard Yelland, the film takes a first-hand look at mission-based businesses that are working to fight poverty through Fair Trade job creation, protect the biodiversity of the Amazon Rainforest and regenerate topsoil through organic and sustainable agriculture.ย Seeding Changeย will premiere onย April 22ย through Google Play, iTunes and Vimeo.

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With the increasing frequency of natural disasters, temperatures rising and indigenous communities at risk,ย Seeding Changeย challenges shoppers to pay more attention to the way they interact with our planet, starting with what’s on their shopping list. While there isn’t one solution to climate change, the corporations within the film are taking the first steps to show their consumers that they too are part of the puzzle, and they too can make a difference. By making the choice to buy from socially responsible businesses, they are sending a message to the world’s largest distributors that it’s time for change, environmentally, socially and economically.

“Making this film led me on an incredible journey over four years, documenting every step these companies are taking to not only minimize the effects of climate change, but also improve human life around the world,” said directorย Richard Yelland. “You can’t truly understand the milestones a mission-based business is making until you see it first-hand.”

Seeding Changeย is brought to life by social entrepreneurs and environmental activists sharing how they have built their businesses by putting the planet and people first whether it’s reinventing their supply chains, creating safe work environments or implementing sustainable farming practices. Key players within the film include:

“Our hopes in creatingย Seeding Changeย were to educate consumers about how their purchases directly affect the planet we live on. Through this film, and with the help of our partners, we are asking them to find companies that are working towards a more sustainable way of life,” saidย Jeremy Black, co-founder of Sambazon.

By working withย RoCo Films, the leading distributor of documentary films,ย Seeding Changeย will be brought to the forefront of university curriculums as well as distributed through a partnership withย Net Impact,ย a non-profit organization for students interested in businesses that support social and environmental causes, to create aย Seeding Changeย mentorship program for its 200k+ members.

“As a mission-driven documentary distribution company, we believe we can make an impact in the way businesses are conceived and operated in the future, by reaching business students now. The combination of brands involved with this effort, storytelling and our relationships with universities will give rise to invaluable learning,” saidย Annie Roney, founder of RoCo Films.

To view the trailer and watchย Seeding Changeย onย April 22, visitย seedingchangefilm.com. Join the conversation by using #IVoteWithMyDollar.

ABOUT SAMBAZONย ย 
Founded in 2000, Sambazon was the first Certified Organic and Fair Trade Aรงaรญ companyย in the world,ย supplying ethically sourced Aรงaรญ products from a closed loop supply chain to ensure its products have complete traceability and transparencyย from the palm of the tree to the palm of your hand.ย Operating on a triple-bottom-line business model, Sambazon uses commerce as a vehicle to create a more prosperous future for the people and the planet by providing ways to enjoy the Delicious Powers of Aรงaรญ. Allย Sambazonย products, including smoothie packs, Ready-to-Eat Aรงaรญ Bowls, juices, energy drinks and Aรงaรญ Bites range fromย $2$10ย individually and are made from USDA Organic, Non-GMO, vegan, and Fair For Life Fair Trade Certified Aรงaรญ. Sambazon’s Fairย Tradeย certification has helped to protect hundreds of thousands of acres of the Rainforest and its rich biodiversity inside and hasย benefited tens of thousands of local farmers. With the commitment to investย a percentage of localย Aรงaรญย purchases back into the community, Sambazon has helped to build healthcare centers, community centers and schools. For more information about Sambazon’s mission and products, visitย www.sambazon.com.

ABOUTย RICHARD YELLAND
Richard Yellandย is an Emmyยฎ Award nominated director and award-winning filmmaker. Powerful visuals and strong performances are a trademark of his projects for Nike, HISTORY, Surfrider Foundation, Sambazon & Outside Television. “Richard is a fantastic filmmaker,” said Oscarยฎ nomineeย Morgan Spurlock. Richard’s documentary film “Floating: The Nathan Gocke Story”, was ‘Emerging Documentary’ winner at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. His next film, 12 Miles North: The Nick Gabaldon Story, presented by Nike, tells the story of the first-documented African American surfer and is “Unlike any surf film you’ve ever seen,” according to ESPN. 12 Miles North was a 2014 Webby Award winner and inspiredย Santa Monica’sย annualย Nick Gabaldon Day. “Sine Qua Non: The Psychology of Big Wave Surfing withย Greg Long“, Richard’s following effort, was an official selection at theย Mauiย Film Festival and winner at the 2014 BLUE Ocean Film Festival. His latest feature, “The Long Way Back” documents the addiction that nearly killed Todd ‘Z Man’ Zalkins after the overdose of his longtime friend and Sublime front man,ย Bradley Nowell. A Best Documentary winner at Theย Phoenixย Film Festival, the “Long Way Back” received exclusive coverage in Rolling Stone and global distribution from The Orchard (SONY). Richard received his Emmy nomination for “Pool,” a PSA he wrote and directed for the Life Rolls On Foundation featuring wheel chair “pool skater”ย Darwin Holmes.

ABOUT ro*co FILMS
Founded in 2000, ro*co has distributed exceptional documentaries to the global and educational markets including eighteen Oscar-nominated feature documentaries and festival award-winners, such asย Born Into Brothels, Hoop Dreams,ย Jesus Camp, Pray the Devil Back to Hell,ย Gunner Palace, The Weather Underground, Promises, Street Fight, No End in Sight, The Devil Came on Horseback, How to Survive a Plague, The Invisible War,ย Blood Brother, Particle Fever, After Tiller, The Internet’s Own Boy, E-Team, The Case Against 8, Inequality for All, Girl Rising, Miss Representation, Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, Cartel Land, The Hunting Ground, Life Animated, DOLORES, Knife Skills, Human Flow, An Inconvenient Sequel, Charm City, The Fourth Estate, Angels Are Made of Lightย andย RBG.

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